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gelsemium sempervirens
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gelsemine \Gel"se*mine\, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid obtained from the yellow jasmine ({Gelsemium
sempervirens}), as a bitter white semicrystalline substance;
-- called also gelsemia.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gelseminic \Gel`se*min"ic\, n. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens); as, gelseminic acid, a white crystalline substance resembling esculin. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gelsemium \Gel*se"mium\, n. [NL., fr. It. gelsomino jasmine.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of climbing plants. The yellow (false)
jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is a native of the
Southern United States. It has showy and deliciously
fragrant flowers.
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2. (Med.) The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial
fevers, etc.
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