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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[NL., fr. It.

gelsomino

jasmine.]

(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.

(Med.)

The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial fevers, etc.

See also: Gelsemium

gelsemium ‎(plural gelsemiums)

Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gelsemium, many of which are poisonous.