jasmine

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒæzmɪn/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia

Etymology

Borrowed from French jasmin, from Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn).

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
shrub
Narrower (hyponyms)
arabian jasmine, primrose jasmine, winter jasmine, common jasmine

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