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 flowers, as the Carolina jessamine. 3. a pale-yellow color. Also, jessamine.
1 Security officer's dad remembers dedication. 2  President Barack Obama: Chris Stevens was a friend. 3  Computer expert Sean Smith was renowned in the gamers' universe.  They died in Benghazi with Chris Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya.
There was much that was unusual about the long career of Habib Bourguiba, the former president of Tunisia, who has died aged 96. Two moments stand out. The first was his achievement of power; the second was the manner in which he was deposed.