mucilaginous

  • 11mucilaginous — mu·ci·lag·i·nous || ‚mjuːsɪ lædʒɪnÉ™s adj. of the sticky substance from plants; pertaining to gummy liquids used for adhesives …

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  • 12mucilaginous — a. Slimy, gummy, ropy, mucous, glutinous, viscid …

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  • 13mucilaginous — adj gluey, gummy, pasty, doughy, tacky, Archaic. sizy; sticky, adhesive, cohesive, clinging, tenacious; viscous, glutinous, gumbo, syrupy, treacly; mucous, albuminous, ropy, stringy, Physiol. synovial, Vulgar. snotty; soft, moist, slimy, clammy,… …

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  • 14mucilaginous — mu·ci·lag·i·nous …

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  • 15mucilaginous — mu•ci•lag•i•nous [[t]ˌmyu səˈlædʒ ə nəs[/t]] adj. 1) bot of, pertaining to, or secreting mucilage 2) resembling mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid • Etymology: 1640–50; < LL mūcilāgin (s. of mūcilāgō) mucilage+ ous …

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  • 16mucilaginous — /mjusəˈlædʒənəs/ (say myoohsuh lajuhnuhs) adjective 1. of the nature of or resembling mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid. 2. Chiefly US of, relating to, or secreting mucilage. {Late Latin mūcilāginus} …

  • 17mucilaginous — adjective having the sticky properties of an adhesive • Syn: ↑gluey, ↑glutinous, ↑gummy, ↑pasty, ↑sticky, ↑viscid, ↑viscous • Similar to: ↑adhesive …

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  • 18mucilaginous glands — villi synoviales …

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  • 19Mucilaginousness — Mucilaginous Mu ci*lag i*nous, a. [Cf. F. mucilagineux. See {Mucilage}.] 1. Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous liquid. [1913 Webster] 2. Of, pertaining to, or secreting,… …

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  • 20Byblis (plant) — Taxobox name = Byblis image width = 250px image caption = Byblis liniflora regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Byblidaceae familia authority = Domin (1922) genus = Byblis genus authority =… …

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