Jasminum

noun

Jas·​mi·​num

ˈjazmənəm,

-asm-

: a large genus of tropical chiefly East Indian woody vines or shrubs of the family Oleaceae having mostly pinnate leaves and flowers shaped like salvers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from French jasmin jasmine

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