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gelsemia Gelsemine Gel"se*mine, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid obtained from the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium
sempervirens), as a bitter white semicrystalline substance;
-- called also gelsemia.
Gelsemic Gelsemic Gel*se"mic, a.
Gelseminic.
Gelsemine Gelsemine Gel"se*mine, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid obtained from the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium
sempervirens), as a bitter white semicrystalline substance;
-- called also gelsemia.
Gelseminic 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.
Gelseminum sempervirens Jasmine Jas"mine, n. [F. jasmin, Sp. jazmin, Ar. y[=a]sm[=i]n,
Pers. y[=a]sm[=i]n; cf. It. gesmino, gelsomino. Cf.
Jessamine.] (Bot.)
A shrubby plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of a
peculiarly fragrant odor. The J. officinale, common in the
south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian jasmine is
J. Sambac, and, with J. angustifolia, comes from the East
Indies. The yellow false jasmine in the Gelseminum
sempervirens (see Gelsemium). Several other plants are
called jasmine in the West Indies, as species of Calotropis
and Faramea. [Written also jessamine.]
Cape jasmine, or Cape jessamine, the Gardenia florida,
a shrub with fragrant white flowers, a native of China,
and hardy in the Southern United States.
Gelsemium 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.
2. (Med.) The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial
fevers, etc.
Gelsemium sempervirens Gelsemine Gel"se*mine, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid obtained from the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium
sempervirens), as a bitter white semicrystalline substance;
-- called also gelsemia.
Gelsemium sempervirens 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.
Gelsemium sempervirens 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.
2. (Med.) The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial
fevers, etc.
