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gelsemium
N หัว ใต้ดิน ของ ต้น yellow jasmine
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GELSEMIUM
Gel *se "mium, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. It. gelsomino jasmine. ]
1. (Bot. )
Defn: 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. )
Defn: The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial fevers, etc.
New American Oxford Dictionary
gelsemium
gel se mi um |jelˈsēmēəm ʤɛlˈsimiəm | ▶noun 1 a preparation of the rhizome of yellow jasmine, used in homeopathy to treat flulike symptoms. 2 a plant of a genus that includes the yellow jasmine. [Genus Gelsemium, family Loganiaceae. ] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Italian gelsomino ‘jasmine. ’
Oxford Dictionary
gelsemium
gelsemium |dʒɛlˈsiːmɪəm | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] a preparation of the rhizome of yellow jasmine, used in homeopathy to treat flu-like symptoms. 2 a plant of a genus that includes the yellow jasmine. ●Genus Gelsemium, family Loganiaceae. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Italian gelsomino ‘jasmine ’.
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