gelsemium
noun
gel·se·mi·um
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Medical Definition of gelsemium
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capitalized
: a small genus of woody vines (family Loganiaceae) of Asia and the southern United States that include the yellow jessamine (G. sempervirens)
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plural gelsemiums
or gelsemia\ -mē-ə \
: the root of the yellow jessamine formerly used in medicine
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: the root of the yellow jessamine formerly used in medicine