yellow jasmine

American  

Or yellow jessamine

noun

1. Carolina jessamine.

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yellow jasmine British  

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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Etymology

Origin of yellow jasmine

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

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yellow jasmine

There are already five different plants including yellow jasmine, which is the official flower, to the official fruit — the peach — to Indian Grass, which is, unsurprisingly, South Carolina’s official grass.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2023

This inspiration came namely in the colors Molinari chose - daisy yellow, jasmine white and azalea fuchsia.

From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2019

The flowers are mounted like the yellow jasmine.

From The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling by Peachey, Emma

“It out-perfumes all the orange blossoms and yellow jasmine at Palm Beach.”

From The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine by Stokes, Katherine

Two months passed, and then the spring came to the winterless land—came with the yellow jasmine.

From Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches by Woolson, Constance Fenimore