Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Mucilage

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Mucilage


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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; as, medicinal mucilage; mucilage for fastening envelopes.