gel·se·mic acid \(ˈ)jel|sēmik-, -semik-\noun orgel·se·min·ic acid\|jelsə|minik-\ Etymology:gelsemic, International Scientific Vocabulary, from gelsem- (from New Latin Gelsemium) + -ic; gelseminic, International Scientific Vocabulary, from gelsemin-(from New Latin Gelseminium, alteration of Gelsemium) + -ic : scopoletin