Madagascar jasmine
- noun
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jazmín de Madagascar
- Gardeners love Madagascar jasmine because it thrives in warm climates and produces fragrant blossoms.
Examples
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She trained the Madagascar jasmine along the trellis for its beautiful white flowers.
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The greenhouse was filled with the sweet scent of blooming Madagascar jasmine.
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The Madagascar jasmine blooms beautifully in spring.
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I love the scent of Madagascar jasmine in my garden.
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In my garden, the Madagascar jasmine produces beautiful white flowers that fill the air with fragrance.
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The Madagascar jasmine is celebrated for its lush green leaves and lovely, perfumed blossoms.
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To attract more pollinators, I planted Madagascar jasmine near the hummingbird feeder.
Synonyms
A twining woody vine with thick glossy leaves and fragrant white flowers
A climbing woody plant with thick evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers
How Fragrant
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward place + noun composition: Madagascar + jasmine yields jasmine that comes from Madagascar (or the scent/extract derived from that plant). A B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer this specific variety or perfume note, so there is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift obscuring the meaning.
Etymology
Madagascar jasmine is named for where it comes from and how it smells: the vine comes from Madagascar and its shiny white flowers give a sweet, heavy scent like jasmine. So gardeners use the name to picture a climbing plant with fragrant white blossoms.