Hypertext Webster Gateway: "glutinous"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Glutinous \Glu"ti*nous\, a. [L. glutinosus, fr. gluten glue: cf.
F. glutineux. See {Gluten}.]
1. Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid;
adhesive; gluey.

2. (Bot.) Havig a moist and adhesive or sticky surface, as a
leaf or gland.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

glutinous
adj : having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {gummy}, {mucilaginous},
{pasty}, {sticky}, {viscid}, {viscous}]


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