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Definition of yellow jessamine
: a twining North American evergreen shrub (Gelsemium sempervirens of the family Loganiaceae) with fragrant yellow flowers
— called also yellow jasmine
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yellow jessamine
nounyellow jes·sa·mine | \ -ˈjes-(ə-)mən 
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\Medical Definition of yellow jessamine
: 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
— see gelsemium sense 2Comments on yellow jessamine
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The first known use of yellow jessamine was in 1707
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