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yellow jasmine
or yellow jessamine
yellow jasmine
noun
- 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.
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When I first saw her, she stood just so, with her open palms full of yellow jasmine.
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The yellow jasmine grew in abundance there 62 and violets were thickly strewn in the shady corners.
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The woods are filled with flowers, yellow jasmine covering all the trees, etc., and fresh vegetables everywhere.
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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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