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noun
A thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: vegetable mucus
Antonyms: none provided
noun
cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: glue, gum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cement
Narrower terms: animal glue, casein glue, fish glue, marine glue
noun
a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gum
History
From Middle English muscilage, mussillage, from Middle French mucilage (“viscous substance found in vegetable material”), from Late Latin mūcilāgō (“musty or moldy juice”). See Greek μούχλα (moúchla, “mold”), and related derivatives, for example mushroom, from *meus- (“mosses, mold, mildew”).
Across languages
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