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Gelsemium

Gelsemium Meaning & Definition
Gelsemium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gelsemium?

[n] evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gelsemium: genus Gelsemium

Related Terms | Find terms related to Gelsemium:

See Also | Carolina jasmine | dicot genus | evening trumpet flower | family Loganiaceae | Gelsemium sempervirens | jellow jessamine | Loganiaceae | magnoliopsid genus | yellow jasmine

Gelsemium In Webster's Dictionary

\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. 2. (Med.) The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial fevers, etc.

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