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gelsemium
[ jel-see-mee-uhm ]
noun
, plural gel·se·mi·ums, gel·se·mi·a [jel-, see, -mee-, uh].
- the dried rhizome and root of yellow jasmine, formerly used as a sedative in the form of a powder, tincture, or fluid extract.
gelsemium
/ dʒɛlˈsiːmɪəm /
noun
- any climbing shrub of the loganiaceous genus Gelsemium, of SE Asia and North America, esp the yellow jasmine, having fragrant yellow flowers
- the powdered root of the yellow jasmine, formerly used as a sedative
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gelsemium1
1870–75; < New Latin < Italian gelsom ( ino ) jasmine + Latin -ium -ium
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gelsemium1
C19: New Latin, from Italian gelsomino jasmine
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Example Sentences
Gelsemium is a very powerful agent for depressing the pulse and the functional activity of the spinal cord.
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Gelsemium is sometimes a very satisfactory remedy—especially in the febrile attacks to which children are liable.
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Feverish and irritable conditions yield frequently to aperients, or to gelsemium and quinine.
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The British Pharmacopoeia contains a tincture of gelsemium, the dose of which is from five to fifteen minims.
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The important medicinal plant known in America as the “Carolina jasmine” is not a true jasmine (see Gelsemium).
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