gelsemium sempervirens

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gelsemium sempervirens - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gelseminic \Gel`se*min"ic\, n. (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or derived from, the yellow jasmine
     (Gelsemium sempervirens); as, gelseminic acid, a white
     crystalline substance resembling esculin.
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  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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  Gelsemine \Gel"se*mine\, n. (Chem.)
     An alkaloid obtained from the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens
     ), as a bitter white semicrystalline substance;
     -- called also gelsemia.
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gelsemium sempervirens - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Gelsemium sempervirens
      n 1: poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United
           States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers [syn:
           yellow jasmine, yellow jessamine, Carolina jasmine,
           evening trumpet flower, Gelsemium sempervirens]