mucilage

English

Etymology

From Old French mucilage (“viscous substance found in vegetable material”), from Late Latin mucilago (“musty or moldy juice”). See Greek μούχλα (moúchla, “mold”), and related derivatives, for example mushroom, from *meus- (“mosses, mold, mildew”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmjuː.sɪ.lɪdʒ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmju.sɪ.lɪdʒ/, /ˈmju.sə.lɪdʒ/
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Noun

mucilage (usually uncountable, plural mucilages)

  1. A thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.

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