Gelsemium

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Gelsemium
       n : evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia
           [syn: {genus Gelsemium}]