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GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers
Synonyms:
Carolina jasmine; evening trumpet flower; Gelsemium sempervirens; yellow jasmine; yellow jessamine
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Gelsemium sempervirens" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("Gelsemium sempervirens" is a member of...):
Gelsemium; genus Gelsemium (evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia)