Definition of Jasminum
: 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
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Origin and Etymology of jasminum
New Latin, from French jasmin jasmine
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