n. Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gelsemium, many of which are poisonous
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
n. The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial fevers, etc.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A genus of twining shrubs of the order Loganiaceæ, with opposite entire evergreen leaves and fragrant yellow flowers.
n. [lowercase] The root of this plant, or the tincture prepared from it, used as a drug.
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n. evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia
Word Usage
"Get some gelsemium from the health food store, get on the pump, and you’re likely to go into labor pretty quickly."