mucilage
pronunciation
How to pronounce mucilage in British English:
UK ['mju:sɪlɪdʒ]
How to pronounce mucilage in American English:
US ['mjusəlɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
- cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
Word Origin
- mucilage
- mucilage: see mucus
- mucilage (n.)
- late 14c., mussillage, "viscous substance found in vegetable material," from Old French mucilage (14c.), from Late Latin mucilago "musty or moldy juice" (4c.), from Latin mucere "be musty or moldy," from mucus "mucus" (see mucus). Meaning "adhesive" is first attested 1859.