common jasmine
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- noun
- Common jasmine is often grown on trellises for its beautiful flowers and pleasant scent.
Examples
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She uses dried common jasmine flowers to infuse a delicate aroma into her tea.
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The common jasmine blooms beautifully in the spring.
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The sweet fragrance of common jasmine filled the evening air as we walked through the garden.
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I love the scent of common jasmine in my garden.
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The garden was filled with the sweet scent of common jasmine as it bloomed in early summer.
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She added a few leaves of common jasmine to her tea for a lovely floral flavor.
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In the evening, the fragrance of common jasmine filled the air, attracting many pollinators.
Synonyms
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A plant with small white or yellow flowers that smell sweet
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A climbing shrub with sweet-smelling white, yellow, or red flowers used for perfume and tea
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A climbing shrub with sweet white flowers people use in perfume and tea
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Climbing plant with many sweet-smelling white flowers used in perfume and tea
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'common' (typical/frequent) modifies 'jasmine' (a fragrant plant), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer this refers to a type or variety of jasmine. While the exact botanical species name may be new, the overall referent (a jasmine plant that is common/widespread) is predictable from the constituents and follows a regular adj+noun pattern.
Etymology
Common jasmine comes from two words: common, meaning 'usual' or found in many gardens, and jasmine, an old word for a very sweet-smelling flower. That's why common jasmine today refers to the familiar climbing plant people grow for its strong scent and to scent tea and perfume.