gelsemium

[ jel-see-mee-uhm ]

noun,plural gel·se·mi·ums, gel·se·mi·a [jel-see-mee-uh]. /dʒɛlˈsi mi ə/.
  1. the dried rhizome and root of yellow jasmine, formerly used as a sedative in the form of a powder, tincture, or fluid extract.

Origin of gelsemium

1
1870–75; <New Latin <Italian gelsom(ino) jasmine + Latin -ium-ium

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gelsemium

/ (dʒɛlˈsiːmɪəm) /


nounplural -miums or -mia (-mɪə)
  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

Origin of gelsemium

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C19: New Latin, from Italian gelsomino jasmine

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