A shrubby plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of
   a peculiarly fragrant odor. The J. officinale, common in the south of
   Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian jasmine is J. Sambac, and,
   with J. angustifolia, comes from the East Indies. The yellow false
   jasmine in the Gelseminum sempervirens (see Gelsemium). Several other
   plants are called jasmine in the West Indies, as species of Calotropis
   and Faramea.