Jessamine (Noun)
Meaning
A climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The garden's evening air was filled with the sweet, heady scent of star jessamine.
- In traditional Chinese medicine, jasmine and jessamine are among the most revered flowers for their beauty and healing properties.
- As she walked through the empty room her mother used to occupy she noticed that the framed picture of a flowering jessamine was still on the table.
- Fragrant evening teas infused with rose petals, lavender and night-blooming jessamine are offered daily in high-end teahouses of Japan.
- Trailing yellow and white star jessamine were entwined along the wooden trellises and arbor of the veranda, creating a vibrant color scheme.