Medical Dictionary
gelsemium
noun gel·se·mi·um \jel-ˈsē-mē-əm\
Medical Definition of GELSEMIUM
1
capitalized : a small genus of woody vines (family Loganiaceae) of Asia and the southern United States that include the yellow jessamine (G. sempervirens)
2
plural gel·se·miums or -mia \-mē-ə\ : the root of the yellow jessamine formerly used in medicine
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