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gelsemium

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gel⋅se⋅mi⋅um

[jel-see-mee-uhm]
–noun, plural -mi⋅ums, -mi⋅a [-mee-uh] .
the dried rhizome and roots of yellow jasmine, formerly used as a sedative in the form of a powder, tincture, or fluid extract.

Origin:
1870–75; < NL < It gelsom(ino) jasmine + L -ium -ium
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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
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