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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a gelatinous substance secreted by plants;

2. cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive;
[syn: glue, gum, mucilage]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 2. An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; a glue; a liquid adhesive; as, medicinal mucilage; mucilage for fastening envelopes. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mucilage n 1: a gelatinous substance secreted by plants 2: cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive [syn: glue, gum, mucilage]