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gelsemium

[jel-see-mee-uhm]

noun

plural

gelsemiums, gelsemia 

  1. the dried rhizome and root of yellow jasmine, formerly used as a sedative in the form of a powder, tincture, or fluid extract.

gelsemium

/ ɛˈːɪə /

noun

  1. any climbing shrub of the loganiaceous genus Gelsemium, of SE Asia and North America, esp the yellow jasmine, having fragrant yellow flowers

  2. the powdered root of the yellow jasmine, formerly used as a sedative

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gelsemium1

1870–75; < New Latin < Italian gelsom ( ino ) jasmine + Latin -ium -ium
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gelsemium1

C19: New Latin, from Italian gelsomino jasmine

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