MUCILAGE

glue, gum, mucilage

(noun) cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

mucilage

(noun) a gelatinous substance secreted by plants

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

mucilage (usually uncountable, plural mucilages)

A thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.

Source: Wiktionary

Mu"ci*lage, n. Etym: [F., from L. mucilago a musty juice, fr. mucus mucus, slime. See Mucus.]

1. (Bot. Chem.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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