gummous

[guhm-uh s]

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adjective

consisting of or resembling gum; gummy.

Origin of gummous

1660–70; < Latin gummōsus, equivalent to gumm(i) gum¹ + -ōsus -ous

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Related Words for gummous

heavy, impenetrable, opaque, stiff, deep, gooey, syrupy, compact, firm, set, solid, concrete, close, condensed, crowded, fixed, gelatinous, gummy, impervious, ossified

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Historical Examples of gummous

Of the gummous exsudation, or small transparent Pearls, discovered with a Microscope in several others.
Micrographia
Robert Hooke

British Dictionary definitions for gummous

gummous

gummose (ˈɡʌməʊs)

adjective

rare resembling or consisting of gum

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