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Definition of Arabian jasmine
1. Noun. East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse fragrant white flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arabian Jasmine
Literary usage of Arabian jasmine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Gardening for Bengal and Upper India by Thomas Augustus Charles Firminger (1874)
"The SINGLE-FLOWERED Arabian jasmine.—Bears more profusely than the other varieties,
and more fragrant flowers. 2nd. ..."
2. Every Man His Own Gardener: The Complete Gardener : Being a Gardener's by John Abercrombie, Thomas Mawe (1832)
"... or Arabian jasmine, ... Double flowered, Large double or grand-duke of Striped
Arabian jasmine, ..."
3. The Araish-i-mahfil, Or, The Ornament of the Assembly by Sher ʻAli Jaʻfarī Afsos, Major Henry Court (1871)
"What, too, shall I say in praise of the great double Arabian jasmine, For each
bud of it is a box of perfume ? How fragrant also is the scent of the bela— ..."
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