Mucilaginous means sticky, viscid, or relating to mucilage, a gummy substance from plants.
Mucilaginoso significa pegajoso, viscoso o relacionado con el mucílago, una sustancia gelatinosa de las plantas.
| Front | mucilaginous \myoo-suh-LAJ-uh-nus\ |
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| Back | adjective 1. Sticky, viscid. 2. Of, relating to, full of, or secreting mucilage. [Unlike its meanings, there's nothing terribly sticky about the origin and use of "mucilaginous." Like thousands of other words in the English language, "mucilaginous" (and the noun "mucilage") oozed out of Latin during the 15th century. "Mucilage" is from Late Latin's word for "mucus," "mucilago," and is used for the gelatinous substance found in various plants, such as legumes or seaweeds. "Mucilaginous" stuck as the noun's adjective form and is used by scientists and foodies alike for sticky or mucous things.] "Meanwhile, the dried inner bark of slippery elm was being used by the Iroquois nations and the Algonquins. The mucilaginous powder made from pounding the inner bark is slippery when wet and soothes mucous membranes from the lining of our gut to the throat and nose." |
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