Jasmine

[ jaz-min, jas- ]
/ ˈdʒæz mɪn, ˈdʒæs- /

noun

a female given name.
Also Jas·min, Jas·mi·na [jaz-muh-nuh, jas-] /ˈdʒæz mə nə, ˈdʒæs-/.

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British Dictionary definitions for jasmin

jasmine
/ (ˈdʒæsmɪn, ˈdʒæz-) /

noun

Also called: jessamine any oleaceous shrub or climbing plant of the tropical and subtropical genus Jasminum, esp J. officinalis: widely cultivated for their white, yellow, or red fragrant flowers, which are used in making perfume and in flavouring tea See also winter jasmine
any of several other fragrant shrubs with fragrant flowers, such as the Cape jasmine, yellow jasmine, and frangipani (red jasmine)
a light to moderate yellow colour

Word Origin for jasmine

C16: from Old French jasmin, from Arabic yāsamīn, from Persian yāsmīn