Definition of Crape jasmine

1. Noun. Tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand.

Exact synonyms: Adam's Apple, Coffee Rose, Crepe Gardenia, Crepe Jasmine, East Indian Rosebay, Nero's Crown, Pinwheel Flower, Tabernaemontana Divaricate
Group relationships: Genus Tabernaemontana, Tabernaemontana
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Literary usage of Crape jasmine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"crape jasmine. NERO'S CROWN. A tender shrub, 6-8 ft. high: Ivs. glossy green, oblong to oblanceolate: fls. white, fragrant, 1-2 in. across, ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"crape jasmine. NERO'S CROWN. A tender shrub, 6-8 ft. high: Ivs. glossy green, oblong to oblanceolate: fls. white, fragrant, 1-2 in. across, ..."

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