JASMINE


Meaning of JASMINE in English

/ ˈdʒæzmɪn; NAmE / noun

[ U , C ] a plant with white or yellow flowers with a sweet smell, sometimes used to make perfume and to flavour tea

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from French jasmin and obsolete French jessemin , from Arabic yāsamīn , from Persian yāsamīn .

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