gelsemium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia
    genus Gelsemium.

WordNet

Gel*se"mium noun
Etymology
NL., fr. It. gelsomino jasmine.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913