Mucilaginous



ENGLISH MEANING
adjective
1.
Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous liquid.
2.
Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage; as, mucilaginous gums or plants.
3.
Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the mucilaginous glands.