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mucilages Definition


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mucilage
noun mucilages
    1. bot.
      A type of gum-like substance that becomes viscous and slimy when added to water, present in or secreted by various plants.
    2. A sticky substance used as an adhesive.
Derivative: mucilaginous
adj
    Etymology: 15c as muscilage: from Latin literally ‘mouldy juice', from mucere to be mouldy.



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