noun
Asiatic jasmine; Asian jasmine
A species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, native to East Asia. Often grown as an ornamental vine.
庭のフェンスにテイカカズラが絡まっている。
Asiatic jasmine is twining around the garden fence.
テイカカズラは初夏に白い花を咲かせる。
Asiatic jasmine blooms with white flowers in early summer.
Named after the poet Fujiwara no Teika (定家). The name 定家葛 (Teika kazura) literally means 'Teika's vine', from a legend associating the plant with his grave.