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 n : evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia [syn: {genus Gelsemium}]