Meanings
jessamine1
nounjessamine (plural jessamines)
plural jessamines
- datedDated form of jasmine.
vines, fig-trees, and jessamine (III, vii)
1794, Ann Radcliffe, Mysteries of Udolpho
Jessamine2
proper noun
- A female given name from English, variant of Jasmine.
Quoth he, 'It is not the jessamine one smells, but a slave-girl named Jessamine, whom my father would not buy for me.'
1885, Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
Similar
common jasminetrue jasmineJasminum officinale
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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