'Gelsemium' definitions:
Definition of 'Gelsemium'
(from WordNet)
noun
Evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia [syn: Gelsemium, genus Gelsemium]
Definition of 'Gelsemium'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial fevers, etc. [1913 Webster]