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.

Cape \Cape\ (k[=a]p), n. [F. cap, fr. It. capo head, cape, fr.
   L. caput heat, end, point. See {Chief}.]
   A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast
   into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.

   {Cape buffalo} (Zo["o]l.) a large and powerful buffalo of
      South Africa ({Bubalus Caffer}). It is said to be the most
      dangerous wild beast of Africa. See {Buffalo}, 2.

   {Cape jasmine}, {Cape jassamine}. See {Jasmine}.

   {Cape pigeon} (Zo["o]l.), a petrel ({Daptium Capense}) common
      off the Cape of Good Hope. It is about the size of a
      pigeon.

   {Cape wine}, wine made in South Africa [Eng.]

   {The Cape}, the Cape of Good Hope, in the general sense of
      southern extremity of Africa. Also used of Cape Horn, and,
      in New England, of Cape Cod.

Source : WordNet®

cape jasmine
     n : evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant
         waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves [syn: {cape
         jessamine}, {Gardenia jasminoides}, {Gardenia augusta}]