mucilaginous
Speech parts
1. mucilaginous - Adjective
2. mucilaginous - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous liquid.
Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the mucilaginous glands.
Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage; as, mucilaginous gums or plants.
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Examples
In some species of cephalopods, egg clutches are anchored to substrates by a mucilaginous adhesive substance.
Their inside surface often bears glands called "colleters", which produce mucilaginous compounds protecting the young shoot.