Word Study
gelsemium
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun gelsemium has 1 sense
- gelsemium(n = noun.plant) genus gelsemium - evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia; Array is a kind of dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
is a member of family loganiaceae, loganiaceae
CIDE DICTIONARY
gelsemium, n. [NL., fr. It. gelsomino jasmine.].
- 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] - The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial fevers, etc. [1913 Webster]
For further exploring for "gelsemium" in Webster Dictionary Online
