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As to viscidity, two very viscid species, when young, are among the highly prized esculents by those who know them, viz.,

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas

These seeds are recommended as a carminative, in flatulent colics proceeding from a cold cause or a viscidity of the juices.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William

It is a question, apparently, of removing a few atoms of dust or else some traces of viscidity that remain from the evil contact with the snail.

From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

P. and s. quite glabrous, with yellow viscidity, shining when dry; flesh yellowish white. illibatus, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

What then is the meaning of viscosity or viscidity?

From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John