gelsemium
/dʒelˈsiːmɪəm/noun
1
- mass noun a preparation of the rhizome of yellow jasmine, used in homeopathy to treat flu-like symptoms钩吻根制剂（用于缓解感冒状症状）。
2
- a plant of a genus that includes the yellow jasmine断肠草属植物, 钩吻。
2.1
- Genus Gelsemium, family Loganiaceae.断肠草属, 马钱科。
词源
late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Italian gelsomino 'jasmine'.