gummous

[ guhm-uhs ]

adjective

1. consisting of or resembling gum; gummy.

gummous

/ ˈɡʌməs; ˈɡʌməʊs /

adjective

1. rare.
   resembling or consisting of gum

Word History and Origins

Origin of gummous¹

1660–70; < Latin gummōsus, equivalent to gumm ( i ) gum ¹ + -ōsus -ous

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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