Mucilage

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}, {mucilage}]
    

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.
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   2. An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it;
      a glue; a liquid adhesive; as, medicinal mucilage;
      mucilage for fastening envelopes.
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72 Moby Thesaurus words for "mucilage":
      adherent, adhesive, albumen, antifriction, barnacle, batter,
      black lead, bonnyclabber, bramble, brier, bulldog, burr, butter,
      cement, clabber, cornstarch, cream, curd, decal, decalcomania,
      dough, egg white, gaum, gel, gelatin, glair, glop, glue, gluten,
      glycerin, goo, gook, goop, graphite, gruel, gumbo, gunk, jam, jell,
      jelly, leech, limpet, loblolly, lubricant, lubricating oil,
      lubricator, molasses, mucus, pap, paste, plaster, plumbago,
      porridge, prickle, pudding, pulp, puree, putty, remora, rob,
      semifluid, semiliquid, silicone, size, soup, starch, sticker,
      sticky mess, syrup, thorn, treacle, wax