Jasmine Tattoos

Jasmine Tattoos and Tattoo Designs

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Jasmine (also known as Jessamine) is a group of shrubs and vines in the olive family that encompasses about 200 species of plants. (The name comes from the Persian word yasmin or Gift from God in Arabic.) Jasmine flowers are generally white, although some species have yellow flowers. They have a strong or sweet scent and are widely used in fragrances or incense. In China, jasmine is consumes in a tea. This particular species only opens at night on the full moon.

In Thailand, jasmine flower symbolize mothers. Jasmine is the national flower of several companies including the Philippines and Indonesia as well as Pakistan and Syria. In India, the jasmine flower is the Hindu symbol of love, the potent scent representing elegance and grace, sensuality and attachment, the delicate white flower, modesty.

Jasmine tattoos represent beauty, love and romance. Their delicate nature and light coloring can imply elegance, grace and modesty.