mucilaginous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   sticky, slimy, or gelatinous in texture

   The soaked seeds developed a mucilaginous coating.

2. 2
   adj

   containing, producing, or resembling mucilage

   Okra is a mucilaginous vegetable that thickens the stew as it cooks.

From Middle English muscilaginous and Late Latin mucilaginosus, from mucilago, 'mucilage,' itself related to mucus. The adjective first described substances with the sticky, gelatinous character of plant mucilage and later broadened to similar textures.

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