Its an adjective meaning having the properties of glue.
Glue, mucus
A tall tropical Asian annual plant (Abelmoschus esculentus) widely cultivated in warm regions for its edible, mucilaginous green pods.
To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied., To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow.
The sebesten is the part of the Cordia latifolia tree that is sometimes used for medicinal purposes. Sebesten means the mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of the tree.
Most species of cyanobacteria are enclosed in a gelatinous sheath or mucilage that helps protect the cells and allows them to float on the water's surface.
Cocoa beans are a type of fully fermented and dried fatty bean in which is known to be used to produce cocoa butter and other cocoa solids. Cocoa beans contain about 40 seeds and mucilaginous pulp.
The common name for the piss elm is the "slippery elm." Its scientific name is Ulmus rubra, and it is known for its mucilaginous inner bark, which has traditional medicinal uses. The tree is native to North America and is often found in moist woodlands.
Adhesive, clammy, gelatinous, globby, gloppy, gluey, glutinous, gooey, gooky, goopy, gummy, gunky, mucilaginous, ropy, slimy, stiff, syrupy, tenacious, thick, tough, viscid, etc. Basically anything that means stickily thick, such as liquid that is hard to pour.agressive
Barley is a natural whole grain. as such it is rich in fiber. Eating barley gives us a feeling of satiation and fullness. Whole, cooked barley is also mucilaginous. This means it helps promote soft stools and easy elimination thereby helping us to reduce weight.
Okra is a tall tropical Asian annual plant, cultivated in warm regions for its edible, mucilaginous green pods. Although it can't be absolutely confirmed, it is said to originate from Africa, and is related to the hibiscus, mallow, and cotton plants.
Grow 50-60 ft (15-18 m) in height, exterior bark is rough, dark brown, inner white bark is mucilaginous. Flowers bloom in dense clusters with bright red stigmas developing into flat round paper-thin fruits.
A coenobium (plural coenobia) is a colonycontaining a fixed number of cells, with little or no specialization. They occur in several groups of algae. The cells are often embedded in a mucilaginous matrix and may be motile or non-motile.To sum up, a coenobium is a colony but a colony isn't a coenobium, for it is a more general definition :)