Definition of mucilage

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Mucilage (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..

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Mucilaginous :: Mucilaginous (a.) Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous liquid..
Mucilaginous :: Mucilaginous (a.) Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage; as, mucilaginous gums or plants..
Ketmie :: Ketmie (n.) The name of certain African species of Hibiscus, cultivated for the acid of their mucilage..
Dragantine :: Dragantine (n.) A mucilage obtained from, or containing, gum tragacanth..
Mucilaginous :: Mucilaginous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the mucilaginous glands..
Arabin :: Arabin (n.) Mucilage, especially that made of gum arabic..
Okra :: Okra (n.) An annual plant (Abelmoschus, / Hibiscus, esculentus), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles; gumbo..
Cubilose :: Cubilose (n.) A mucilagenous secretion of certain birds found as the characteristic ingredient of edible bird's-nests.
Mucilage :: Mucilage (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..
Mucilage :: Mucilage (n.) An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; as, medicinal mucilage; mucilage for fastening envelopes..
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