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Definition of: mucilaginous
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′si·laj′ə·nəs) adjective
1. Of, pertaining to, or like mucilage; soft, slimy, and viscid.
2. Producing mucilage, as glands. [<F mucilagineux]
—mu′ci·lag′i·nous·ness noun
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