Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Jasmine \Jas"mine\, n. [F. jasmin, Sp. jazmin, Ar. y[=a]sm[=i]n,
   Pers. y[=a]sm[=i]n; cf. It. gesmino, gelsomino. Cf.
   {Jessamine}.] (Bot.)
   A shrubby plant of the genus {Jasminum}, bearing flowers of a
   peculiarly fragrant odor. The {J. officinale}, common in the
   south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian jasmine is
   {J. Sambac}, and, with {J. 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}.]

   {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.