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Webster 1913 Edition
Gelsemium
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Gel-se′mium
,Noun.
[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.