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mucilage |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mucilage \Mu"ci*lage\, n. [F., from L. mucilago a musty juice, fr mucus mucus, slime. See {Mucus}.] 1. (Bot. Chem.) 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 2. An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it as medicinal mucilage; mucilage for fastening envelopes. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mucilage n 1: a gelatinous substance secreted by plants 2: a strong liquid cement [syn: {glue}, {gum}]
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