mucilaginous

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

MUCILAG'INOUS, adjective Pertaining to or secreting mucilage; as the mucilaginous glands. 1. Slimy; ropy; moist, soft and lubricous; partaking of the nature of mucilage; as a mucilaginous gum.
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