cape jessamine

cape jessamine
    n 1: evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant
         waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves [syn: {cape
         jasmine}, {cape jessamine}, {Gardenia jasminoides},
         {Gardenia augusta}]
    

Jasmine \Jas"mine\, n. [F. jasmin, Sp. jazmin, Ar.
   y[=a]sm[imac]n, Pers. y[=a]sm[imac]n; cf. It. gesmino,
   gelsomino. Cf. {Jessamine}.] (Bot.)
   A shrubby plant of the genus {Jasminum}, bearing flowers of a
   peculiarly fragrant odor. The {Jasminum officinale}, common
   in the south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian
   jasmine is {Jasminum Sambac}, and, with {Jasminum
   angustifolia}, comes from the East Indies. The yellow false
   jasmine in the {Gelseminum sempervirens} (see {Gelsemium}).
   Several other plants are called jasmine in the West Indies,
   as species of {Calotropis} and {Faramea}. [Written also
   {jessamine}.]
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   {Cape jasmine}, or {Cape jessamine}, the {Gardenia florida},
      a shrub with fragrant white flowers, a native of China,
      and hardy in the Southern United States.
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Cape \Cape\ (k[=a]p), n. [F. cap, fr. It. capo head, cape, fr.
   L. caput heat, end, point. See {Chief}.]
   A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast
   into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.
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   {Cape buffalo} (Zool.) a large and powerful buffalo of South
      Africa ({Bubalus Caffer}). It is said to be the most
      dangerous wild beast of Africa. See {Buffalo}, 2.

   {Cape jasmine}, {Cape jessamine}. See {Jasmine}.

   {Cape pigeon} (Zool.), a petrel ({Daptium Capense}) common
      off the Cape of Good Hope. It is about the size of a
      pigeon.

   {Cape wine}, wine made in South Africa [Eng.]

   {The Cape}, the Cape of Good Hope, in the general sense of
      the southern extremity of Africa. Also used of Cape Horn,
      and, in New England, of Cape Cod.
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