Definitions for gelsemia

gelsemia gel·se·mi·um

Spelling: [jel-see-mee-uh m]
IPA: /dʒɛlˈsi mi əm/

Gelsemia is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 324 anagrams from letters in gelsemia (aeegilms).

Definitions for gelsemia

noun

  1. the dried rhizome and root of yellow jasmine, formerly used as a sedative in the form of a powder, tincture, or fluid extract.

Origin of gelsemia

1870-75; New Latin Italian gelsom(ino) jasmine + Latin -ium -ium

Examples for gelsemia

The British Pharmacopoeia contains a tincture of gelsemium, the dose of which is from five to fifteen minims.

Feverish and irritable conditions yield frequently to aperients, or to gelsemium and quinine.

gelsemium is sometimes a very satisfactory remedy—especially in the febrile attacks to which children are liable.

gelsemium is a very powerful agent for depressing the pulse and the functional activity of the spinal cord.

Word Value for gelsemia
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