a climbing vine, Jasminium sambac, of the olive family, probably of Asian origin, having fragrant white flowers used to flavor jasmine tea and, in Hawaii, to make leis.
Origin: 1935–40; < Hawaiian pīkake lit., peacock, allegedly a name given to the plant by the Hawaiian princess Kaʾiu-lani (1875–99)
[pee-kah-key] 
