crape jasmine
Definition
- Noun:
- A tropical shrub characterized by glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas, native to a region from northern India to Thailand.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The garden's fragrance at night comes from the blooming crape jasmine.
- Crape jasmine is often used in traditional landscaping in tropical climates.
Advanced Usage
- Botanical Context: In botanical or horticultural writing, "crape jasmine" is used to specify this particular species, often discussing its cultivation, fragrance, or medicinal properties in traditional systems.
- The study focused on the alkaloids present in the crape jasmine.
Variants and Related Words
- Scientific Name:
- Common Names: Pinwheel flower, East Indian rosebay.
- Related Term: "Jasmine" refers to a different genus of fragrant flowering plants, highlighting a similarity in scent rather than botanical relation.
Synonyms
- Pinwheel flower: A common name referring to the flower's shape.
- East Indian rosebay: Another common name for the same plant.
Notes on Meaning
- The term specifically denotes the plant species . It is not a type of true jasmine (genus ); the name "jasmine" is derived from the similarity in the fragrance of its flowers.
- It is primarily used as a countable noun (e.g., "a crape jasmine," "several crape jasmines").
Noun
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tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand
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