jessamine

jessamine
    n 1: a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or
         red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea [syn: {common
         jasmine}, {true jasmine}, {jessamine}, {Jasminum
         officinale}]
    

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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Jessamine \Jes"sa*mine\, n. (Bot.)
   Same as {Jasmine}.
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Jessamine -- U.S. County in Kentucky
   Population (2000):    39041
   Housing Units (2000): 14646
   Land area (2000):     173.132935 sq. miles (448.412225 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    1.319831 sq. miles (3.418347 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    174.452766 sq. miles (451.830572 sq. km)
   Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
   Location:             37.879166 N, 84.587109 W
   Headwords:
    Jessamine
    Jessamine, KY
    Jessamine County
    Jessamine County, KY