yellow jessamine
noun
: a twining North American evergreen shrub (Gelsemium sempervirens of the family Gelsemiaceae) with fragrant yellow flowers
called also yellow jasmine
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yellow jessamine
noun
yellow jes·sa·mine
-ˈjes-(ə-)mən 
: a twining evergreen shrub of the genus Gelsemium (G. sempervirens) with fragrant yellow flowers and a root formerly used in medicine
called also yellow jasmine
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