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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 mu·ci·lage /ˈmjus(ə)lɪʤ/
 粘質物,粘液,膠水

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 mu·ci·lage /ˈmjus(ə)lɪʤ/ 名詞
 膠水,粘質,植物粘膠,膠漿,粘膠,粘液

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Mu·ci·lage n.
 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; a glue; a liquid adhesive; as, medicinal mucilage; mucilage for fastening envelopes.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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]