Confederate jasmine

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)

1. star jasmine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Confederate jasmine¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

That’s Confederate jasmine, he said, which was struggling to thrive.

From Los Angeles Times

To extend the season, 'Madison' Confederate jasmine is tied to the gutters and then strung along copper wire above.

From Southern Living

This time of year, the city is fragrant with blooming Confederate jasmine and magnolia.

From Reuters

On this chilly, winter-dormant morning, a visitor could only imagine the springtime blooming of her camellias, hydrangeas and Confederate jasmine, the orange trees in urns standing guard at the archway.

From New York Times

The Southern-Gothic setting�decaying classical porticos plus mazes of wisteria and Confederate jasmine�closes around the reader and, like a perfect symbol, becomes the substance as well as the metaphor for the author's theme of human dissolution.

From Time Magazine Archive