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coffee — /kaw fee, kof ee/, n. 1. a beverage consisting of a decoction or infusion of the roasted ground or crushed seeds (coffee beans) of the two seeded fruit (coffee berry) of certain coffee trees. 2. the seeds or fruit themselves. 3. any tropical tree … Universalium
jasmine — jasmined, adj. jasminelike, adj. /jaz min, jas /, n. 1. any of numerous shrubs or vines belonging to the genus Jasminum, of the olive family, having fragrant flowers and used in perfumery. 2. any of several other plants having similar fragrant… … Universalium
night jasmine — 1. Also called hursinghar, sad tree, tree of sadness. a jasminelike, Indian shrub or small tree, Nyctanthes arbor tristis, of the verbena family, having fragrant, white and orange flowers that bloom at night. 2. Also called night jessamine. a… … Universalium
night jasmine — noun West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel shaped yellow white flowers that are fragrant by night • Syn: ↑night jessamine, ↑Cestrum nocturnum • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Cestrum, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
