Carolina jessamine

American

Or Carolina jasmine

noun

a vine, Gelsemium sempervirens, of the southern U.S. and Central America, of the logania family, having glossy, lance-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow flowers: the state flower of South Carolina.

Etymology

Origin of Carolina jessamine

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

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Carolina jessamine

Carolina jessamine will take a little shade, as will the crossvine, both natives.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2020

In the United States it is commonly known as the wild, yellow or Carolina jessamine, although in no way related to the true jessamines, which belong to the order Oleaceae.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

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