gelsemium sempervirens

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Gelsemium sempervirens
    n 1: poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United
         States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers [syn:
         {yellow jasmine}, {yellow jessamine}, {Carolina jasmine},
         {evening trumpet flower}, {Gelsemium sempervirens}]

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.
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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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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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