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yellow jasmine

or yellow jessamine

yellow jasmine

noun

  1. a climbing shrub, Gelsemium sempervirens, of the southeastern US, having fragrant funnel-shaped yellow flowers: family Loganiaceae See also gelsemium


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Word History and Origins

Origin of yellow jasmine1

First recorded in 1700–10

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Example Sentences

The yellow jasmine was dazzlingly conspicuous everywhere, and very fragrant.

When I first saw her, she stood just so, with her open palms full of yellow jasmine.

The yellow jasmine grew in abundance there 62 and violets were thickly strewn in the shady corners.

The woods are filled with flowers, yellow jasmine covering all the trees, etc., and fresh vegetables everywhere.

Both kinds do well in town air, and the Yellow Jasmine comes early in the spring, when flowers are scarce and most welcome.

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