Definition
A poisonous alkaloid compound found in yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens) that acts as a nervous system depressant.
Etymology
From the plant genus 'Gelsemium' + chemical suffix '-ine'. Named in the 19th century when chemists identified and isolated this specific toxic compound.
Kelly Says
Gelsemine is absolutely fascinating because yellow jasmine is gorgeous and fragrant—but it's so toxic that indigenous peoples historically used it as an arrow poison! Beauty hiding deadliness in a single word.
Translations
ARالعربية
جاسمين
ya-seem-een
BNবাংলা
জ্যাসমিন
jya-smi-n
CACatalà
gelsamina
zel-sa-mi-na
CSČeština
gelsamin
zel-sa-min
DADansk
gelsamin
gel-sa-min
DEDeutsch
Gelsamin
gel-sah-meen
ELΕλληνικά
γελσεμίνη
yel-se-mee-nee
ESEspañol
gelsamina
hel-sah-mee-nah
FAفارسی
ژلسامین
zhel-sa-mi-n
FISuomi
gelsamiini
gel-sa-mii-ni
FRFrançais
gelsémine
zhel-se-meen
GUGU
ગેલ્સેમિન
gel-se-min
HEעברית
ג'לסמינה
gel-sa-mi-nah
HIहिन्दी
जैस्मिन
jai-smi-n
HUMagyar
gelszamin
gel-sa-min
IDBahasa Indonesia
gelsamin
gel-sa-min
IGIG
gelsemine
gel-se-min
ITItaliano
gelsomino
zhel-soh-mee-no
KKKK
гельсемин
gel-se-min
KMKM
គេលសេមីន
kel-se-meen
MSBahasa Melayu
gelsamin
gel-sa-min
MYမြန်မာ
ဂယ်လစမင်း
ga-l-sa-min
NLNederlands
gelsamine
zel-sa-mijn
NONorsk
gelsamin
gel-sa-min
PLPolski
gelsamina
zhel-sa-mi-na
PTPortuguês
gelsamina
zhel-sah-mee-nah
RORomână
gelsamin
zel-sa-min
RUРусский
желсемин
zhel-se-min
SVSvenska
gelsamin
gel-sa-min
SWKiswahili
gelsamin
gel-sa-min
TAதமிழ்
ஜெல்செமின்
zel-se-min
TEతెలుగు
జెల్సెమిన
zel-se-min
THไทย
เจลเซมิน
che-l-se-min
TRTürkçe
gelsamin
yel-sa-min
UKУкраїнська
гельсемін
hel-se-min
URاردو
جاسمین
ya-seem-een
VITiếng Việt
gelsemine
zhel-se-min