Confederate jasmine

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noun (sometimes lowercase)

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Origin of Confederate jasmine

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Although Southern did not automatically equal neo-Confederate, at times the distinction could easily get lost.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Yet all too often the line between Southern and Confederate can get blurred.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In July, he gave $12.3 million to refurbish the Virginia home of Robert E. Lee, the Confederate General.
Patriotic Philanthropy: Not an Oxymoron|Eleanor Clift|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gary Gallagher writes about the Union and Confederate armies.
What Lincoln Could Teach Fox News|Scott Porch|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Close to three and a half million men fought in the war, and nearly 700,000, both Union and Confederate troops, died.
The High Society Bank Robber of the 1800s|J. North Conway|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you have any thoughts of influencing me or my men to join the regular Confederate army, you may as well give up the idea.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Barillet describes the growing of the common jasmine near Constantinople.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
She somehow felt like a confederate in crime, and tried to look severe and disapproving.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The Confederate government had considered the action a hostile act and had acted accordingly.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
When he saw the Confederate flag in the hands of the Federal officer, he shot him in the breast.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey