Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
gel·se·mi·um Pronunciation:
jel-'sE-mE-&m Function:
noun 1 capitalized : a small genus of woody vines(family Loganiaceae) of Asia and the southern U.S. that include the yellow jessamine (
G. sempervirens)
2 plural gel·se·miums or gel·se·mia /-mE-&/ : the root of the yellow jessamine formerly used in medicine