n.
Pronunciation: ' myü-s( ə -)lij
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English muscilage, from Late Latin mucilago mucus, musty juice, from Latin mucus
Date: 15th century
1 : a gelatinous substance of various plants (as legumes or seaweeds) that contains protein and polysaccharides and is similar to plant gums
2 : an aqueous usually viscid solution (as of a gum) used especially as an adhesive