— viscidity, viscidness , n. — viscidly , adv.
/vis"id/ , adj.
1. having a glutinous consistency; sticky; adhesive; viscous.
2. Bot. covered by a sticky substance.
[ 1625-35; viscidus, equiv. to L visc ( um ) mistletoe, birdlime made from mistletoe + -idus -ID 4 ; see VISCOUS ]