Common name: Indian Jui, Juhi जूही (Hindi), Uccimalligai உச்சி மல்லிகை (Tamil), Adavimalle (Telugu), Banamallika (Oriya), Sucimulla (Malayalam), Sanna mallige (Kannada), Jai जाई (Marathi), Yutika युतिका (Sanskrit)

Botanical name: Jasminum molle - [ (JAZ-mih-num) latinized form of Persian name; (MAW-ley) meaning soft ] Synonyms: Jasminum auriculatum Family: Oleaceae (Olea or olive family) - [ (oh-lee-AY-see-ay) The Olea (olive) family ]

Origin: India

Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 jasmine n : any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia

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.]

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