GELSEMIUM

Meaning of GELSEMIUM in English

[ dʒɛl'si:mɪəm ]

■ noun a preparation of the rhizome of yellow jasmine, used in homeopathy to treat flu-like symptoms.

Origin

C19: mod. L., from Ital. gelsomino 'jasmine'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

GELSEMIUM — jelˈsēmēəm noun Etymology: New Latin, modification of Italian gelsomino jasmine, from Arabic yāsamīn jasmine — more at jasmine 1. capitalized …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GELSEMIUM — (n.) The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial fevers, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
GELSEMIUM — (n.) A genus of climbing plants. The yellow (false) jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is a native of the Southern United States. …
Английский словарь Webster
GELSEMIUM — ( n. ) The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial fevers, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GELSEMIUM — ( n. ) A genus of climbing plants. The yellow (false) jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is a native of the Southern …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GELSEMIUM — /jel see"mee euhm/ , n. , pl. gelsemiums, gelsemia /-mee euh/ . the dried rhizome and roots of yellow jasmine, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GELSEMIUM — noun the root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial fevers, ·etc. 2. gelsemium ·noun a genus of climbing plants. …
Webster English vocab
YELLOW JESSAMINE — noun Date: 1707 a twining North American evergreen shrub ( Gelsemium sempervirens of the family Loganiaceae) with fragrant yellow flowers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YELLOW JESSAMINE — noun also yellow jasmine 1. : jasmine 1a(2) 2. : a twining shrub ( Gelsemium sempervirens ) having evergreen leaves …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEMPERVIRINE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈvīˌrēn, -_rə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sempervir- (from New Latin sempervirens — specific epithet of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GELSEMINE — ˈjelsəˌmēn, -_mə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary gelsem- (from New Latin Gelsemium, genus name of Gelsemium sempervirens …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GELSEMIC ACID — (ˈ)jel|sēmik-, -semik- noun or gel·se·min·ic acid |jelsə|minik- Etymology: gelsemic, International Scientific Vocabulary, from gelsem- (from New Latin Gelsemium ) + …
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ESCULIN — noun or aes·cu·lin ˈeskyələ̇n ( -s ) Etymology: Italian esculina, from New Latin Aesculus (genus name of Aesculus hippocastanum, species …
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JASMINE — (n.) A shrubby plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. The J. officinale, common in …
Английский словарь Webster
GELSEMINIC — (n.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens); as, gelseminic acid, a white crystalline substance resembling esculin.
Английский словарь Webster
GELSEMINE — (n.) An alkaloid obtained from the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens), as a bitter white semicrystalline substance; -- called also gelsemia.
Английский словарь Webster
JASMINE — ( n. ) A shrubby plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. The J. officinale, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GELSEMINIC — ( n. ) Pertaining to, or derived from, the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens); as, gelseminic acid, a white crystalline substance …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GELSEMINE — ( n. ) An alkaloid obtained from the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens), as a bitter white semicrystalline substance; -- called …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAROLINA JESSAMINE — a vine, Gelsemium sempervirens, of the southern U.S. and Central America, of the logania family, having glossy, lance-shaped leaves and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YELLOW JESSAMINE — Date: 1707 : a twining North American evergreen shrub ( Gelsemium sempervirens of the family Loganiaceae) with fragrant yellow flowers …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JASMINE — noun a shrubby plant of the genus jasminum, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. the j. officinale, common in …
Webster English vocab
GELSEMINIC — noun pertaining to, or derived from, the yellow jasmine (gelsemium sempervirens); as, gelseminic acid, a white crystalline substance resembling esculin.
Webster English vocab
GELSEMINE — noun an alkaloid obtained from the yellow jasmine (gelsemium sempervirens), as a bitter white semicrystalline substance; called also gelsemia.
Webster English vocab
YELLOW JESSAMINE — [yellow jessamine] n (1709): a twining evergreen shrub (Gelsemium sempervirens of the family Loganiaceae) with fragrant yellow flowers--called also yellow …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JASMINE — also spelled Jessamine, any member of the genus Jasminum of the olive family (Oleaceae), which contains about 300 tropical and …
Britannica English vocabulary
LOGANIACEAE — family of flowering plants in the order Gentianales, containing about 21 genera with more than 500 species of woody vines, …
Britannica English vocabulary
YELLOW JASMINE, YELLOW JESSAMINE — (ботаника) гельземиум вечнозеленый (Gelsemium sempervirens)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
YELLOW JESSAMINE — бот. гельземиум вечнозелёный ( Gelsemium sempervirens )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
YELLOW JASMINE — бот. гельземиум вечнозелёный ( Gelsemium sempervirens )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
YELLOW JESSAMINE — бот. гельземиум вечнозелёный ( Gelsemium sempervirens )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова

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