Cape jasmine

noun

Gardenia jasminoides, a fragrant flowering plant native to eastern and southeastern Asia.

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Cape jessaminegardeniajasminGardenia jasminoidesGardenia augusta
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Meanings

nounCape jasmine (countable and uncountable, plural Cape jasmines)

plural Cape jasmines

  1. countableuncountableGardenia jasminoides, a fragrant flowering plant native to eastern and southeastern Asia.

    Synonyms: Cape jessamine, gardenia, jasmin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounGardenia jasminoides, a fragrant flowering plant native to eastern and southeastern Asia.

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Cape jessaminegardeniajasmin

More synonyms by meaning

nounevergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves

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cape jessamineGardenia jasminoidesGardenia augusta
Broader
gardenia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Formerly believed to be a jasmine (genus Jasminum) from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 梔子 /栀子
  • 梔子 /栀子 (zhīzi)Gardenia jasminoides
Japanese 梔子
  • 梔子 (kuchinashi)Gardenia jasminoides
Vietnamese dành dành
  • dành dànhGardenia jasminoides
Cite this entry
APA

Cape jasmine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20jasmine

MLA

“Cape jasmine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20jasmine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cape jasmine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20jasmine.

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