jasmine

Etymology

Borrowed from French jasmin, from Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn), from Persian یاسمین (yâsamin), یاسمن (yâsaman).

noun

  1. Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers.
  2. The perfume obtained from these plants.
  3. Any of several not closely related plants having a similar perfume.
  4. A yellow colour.
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