Mucilage

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sticky substance used as an adhesive.
  • n. A gummy substance obtained from certain plants.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A gummy or gelatinous substance produced in certain plants by the action of water on the cell wall, as in the seeds of quinces, of flax, etc.
  • n. An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; a glue; a liquid adhesive
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Moldi-ness; mustiness; rottenness; a slimy mass.
  • n. Gum extracted from the seeds, roots, and bark of plants.
  • n. In chem., the general name of a group of carbohydrates, having the formula C6H10O5n.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
  • n. cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    gum   
    Cross Reference
    mucilage-reservoirs    mucilage-canals    animal mucilage   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    glue   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    lignin    dextrine    polysaccharide    saponins    exudation   
     
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