GELSEMIUM

Gelsemium, genus Gelsemium

(noun) evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

gelsemium (plural gelsemiums)

Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gelsemium, many of which are poisonous.

Hyponyms

• (Gelsemium): heartbreak grass (Gelsemium elegans); Rankin's jessamine, swamp jessamine, Rankin's trumpetflower (Gelsemium rankinii); yellow jessamine, Carolina jessamine, evening trumpetflower (Gelsemium sempervirens)

Source: Wiktionary

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Gel*se"mium, n. Etym: [NL., fr. It. gelsomino jasmine.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of climbing plants. The yellow (false) jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is a native of the Southern United States. It has showy and deliciously fragrant flowers.

2. (Med.)

Definition: The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial fevers, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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