Jasminum sambac
- noun
- Specialized
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Jazmín árabe
- Many teas are delicately flavored with the aromatic flowers of Jasminum sambac.
Examples
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The garden was fragrant with blooming Jasminum sambac vines climbing the trellis.
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The Jasminum sambac blossoms are often used in traditional garlands and religious ceremonies.
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The Jasminum sambac plant thrives in tropical climates.
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I love the scent of Jasminum sambac in my garden.
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Many teas are delicately flavored with the aromatic flowers of Jasminum sambac.
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The Jasminum sambac blossoms are often used in traditional garlands and religious ceremonies.
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The garden was fragrant with blooming Jasminum sambac vines climbing the trellis.
Synonyms
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A plant with small white or yellow flowers that smell sweet
An evergreen vine with many small white fragrant flowers used for garlands and tea
Surface Forms
Morphology
Jasminum + sambac
The element 'Jasminum' signals the jasmine genus so a learner who recognizes that can infer the phrase refers to a kind of jasmine; however 'sambac' is not a transparent lexical item for typical learners, and the species-specific properties (evergreen vine, geographic origin, fragrance/use) cannot be derived from the parts. Botanical Latin binomials are globally used, giving partial compositional cues (type of plant) but not the detailed meaning, so the expression is only partially predictable.
Etymology
Jasminum sambac is the Latin name for a sweet-smelling jasmine plant: Jasminum is the Latin form of 'jasmine' and sambac may come from an old Asian word for the same flower. So the name helps you remember that this plant's white, fragrant blooms are used in perfumes and teas.