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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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