A shrubby plant of the genus
Jasminum, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. The
Jasminum officinale, common in the south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian jasmine is
Jasminum Sambac, and, with
Jasminum 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. [
1913 Webster]