n 1  cap  :  a small genus of woody vines (family Loganiaceae) of Asia and the southern U.S. that include the yellow jessamine (G. sempervirens)  2  pl  -miums  or  -mia   :  the root of the yellow jessamine formerly used in medicine .
 
 
 
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