MUCILAGINOUS

a.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous liquid.

2.
a.

Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the mucilaginous glands.

3.
a.

Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage; as, mucilaginous gums or plants. -- Mu`ci*lag"i*nous*ness, n.


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