mucedinous
American
[myoo-sed-n-uhs]
/ mjuˈsɛd n əs /
adjective
Etymology
Origin of mucedinous
1855–60; < New Latin mūcēdin- (stem of mūcēdō mucus; used in name of family of mold fungi; equivalent to mūc ( ēre ) to be moldy + -ēdō feminine noun suffix) + -ous
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