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- Dictionarymu·ci·lage/ˈmyo͞os(ə)lij/
noun
- 1. a viscous secretion or bodily fluid.
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Viscous substance produced by nearly all plants and some microorganisms; in terms of science, a polar glycoprotein and exopolysaccharide
Mucilage is a thick gluey substance produced by nearly all plants and some microorganisms. These microorganisms include protists which use it for their locomotion, with the direction of their movement always opposite to that of the secretion of mucilage. It is a polar glycoprotein and an exopolysaccharide. Mucilage in plants plays a role in the storage of water and food, seed germination, and thic... Wikipedia