Found 2 items, similar to Gelsemium.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Gelsemium
Gelsemium
n : evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia
[syn:
genus Gelsemium]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Gelsemium
Gelsemium
\Gel*se"mium\, n. [NL., fr. It. gelsomino jasmine.]
1. (Bot.) 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.
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2. (Med.) The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial
fevers, etc.
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