gelsemium
Americannoun
noun
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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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the powdered root of the yellow jasmine, formerly used as a sedative
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Etymology
Origin of gelsemium
1870–75; < New Latin < Italian gelsom ( ino ) jasmine + Latin -ium -ium
Example Sentences
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A pre-inquest hearing heard that traces of a rare and deadly poison from the gelsemium plant was found in his stomach.
From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2023
Experts at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew had identified an "unknown compound" in his system with the same atomic mass as gelsemium elegans, a plant toxin known as "heartbreak grass".
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2018
A pre-inquest hearing heard that traces of a chemical that can be found in the poisonous plant gelsemium were later found in his stomach.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2018
Traces of a chemical that can be found in the poisonous plant gelsemium were later found in his stomach.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2018
In the epidemic of 1867, I used gelsemium as an antipyretic in fifty cases or more, but the results were so unsatisfactory that I have quite abandoned its exhibition.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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