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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Gelsemium, genus Gelsemiumnoun

    evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia

Wiktionary

  1. gelsemiumnoun

    Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gelsemium, many of which are poisonous

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  1. Gelsemium

    Gelsemium is an Asian and North American genus of flowering plants belonging to family Gelsemiaceae. The genus contains three species of shrubs to straggling or twining climbers. Two species are native to North America, and one to China and Southeast Asia.Carl Linnaeus first classified G. sempervirens as Bignonia sempervirens in 1753; Antoine Laurent de Jussieu created a new genus for this species in 1789. Gelsemium is a Latinized form of the Italian word for jasmine, gelsomino. G. elegans has the common name "heartbreak grass".

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  1. gelsemium

    Gelsemium is a genus of flowering plants that belong to the family Gelsemiaceae. These plants are native to subtropical and tropical regions. Some species, such as Gelsemium sempervirens (also known as yellow jasmine), contain toxic compounds and are used in homeopathic medicine. The plant is also known for its attractive, fragrant flowers.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gelsemiumnoun

    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. Gelsemiumnoun

    the root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial fevers, etc

  3. Etymology: [NL., fr. It. gelsomino jasmine.]

Wikidata

  1. Gelsemium

    Gelsemium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to family Gelsemiaceae. The genus contains three species of shrubs to straggling or twining climbers. Two species are native to North America, and one to China and Southeast Asia. Carolus Linnaeus first classified G. sempervirens as Bignonia sempervirens in 1753; Antoine Laurent de Jussieu renamed the genus in 1789. Gelsemium is a Latinized form of the Italian word for jasmine, gelsomino. G. elegans is also nicknamed "heartbreak grass".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Gelsemium

    jel-sē′mi-um, n. the yellow or Cardina jasmine, a climbing plant of the Atlantic Southern United States, having large fragrant blossoms and perennial dark-green leaves. [It. gelsomino, jasmine.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Gelsemium

    A plant genus of the family LOGANIACEAE (classified by some botanists as Gelsemiaceae). The sometimes used common name of trumpet flower is also used for DATURA.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gelsemium in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gelsemium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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