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Synonyms

gummous

American  
[guhm-uhs] / ˈgʌm əs /

adjective

  1. consisting of or resembling gum; gummy.

gummous British  
/ ˈɡʌməs, ˈɡʌməʊs /

adjective

  1. rare resembling or consisting of gum

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Etymology

Origin of gummous

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

Example Sentences

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

From Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon by Hooke, Robert

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