jessamine
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Carolina jessamine will take a little shade, as will the crossvine, both natives.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2020
A thousand jessamine flowers bloom in Charleston, each marvelous in its way.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2011
The fishpool was in Miss Rachel’s side yard, and it was surrounded by azalea bushes, rose bushes, camellia bushes, and cape jessamine bushes.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
She was unusually pale and very quiet She stood on the front veranda as he quitted the house, and absendy picked a few sprays of jessamine that grew upon a trellis near by.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
Mrs. Franklin, always interested in whatever was going on, had already disappeared, searching for the jessamine with the eagerness of a girl.
From Horace Chase by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
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