Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

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