cape jessamine


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Noun1.cape jessamine - evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves
cape jasmine, Gardenia augusta, Gardenia jasminoides
gardenia - any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers
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Clare saw her as in a dream, while she placed in the small hands a fair cape jessamine, and, with admirable taste, disposed other flowers around the couch.
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