Meaning Of The Word Gelsemium

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gelsemium in American English
any of a genus (Gelsemium) of twining shrubs of the logania family, bearing fragrant yellow flowers
noun: the dried rhizome and roots of yellow jasmine, formerly used as a sedative in the form of a powder, tincture, or fluid extract

gelsemium in British English
noun: any climbing shrub of the loganiaceous genus Gelsemium, of SE Asia and North America, esp the yellow jasmine, having fragrant yellow flowers

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