Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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 \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 \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 sempervirens
     n : poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States
         having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers [syn: {yellow
         jasmine}, {yellow jessamine}, {Carolina jasmine}, {evening
         trumpet flower}]