noun
Origin: ME muscilage < MFr mucilage < LL mucilago, musty juice < L mucere: see mucid
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English muscilage, gelatinous plant substance
Origin: , from Old French mucilage
Origin: , from Late Latin mūcilāgō, mūcilāgin-
Origin: , from Latin mūcēre, to be musty
Origin: , from mūcus, mucus
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