mucilage

Any of various viscous, water-soluble polysaccharides produced by certain plants, algae, and microorganisms.

A sticky substance used as an adhesive.

Moldi-ness; mustiness; rottenness; a slimy mass.

Gum extracted from the seeds, roots, and bark of plants.

In chem., the general name of a group of carbohydrates, having the formula C6H10O5n.