Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mucilage"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mucilage \Mu"ci*lage\, n. [F., from L. mucilago a musty juice,
fr. mucus mucus, slime. See {Mucus}.]
1. (Bot. Chem.) 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. An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it;
as, medicinal mucilage; mucilage for fastening envelopes.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mucilage
n 1: a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
2: cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an
adhesive [syn: {glue}, {gum}]
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