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English Dictionary: glutinous by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
glutinous
adj
  1. having the sticky properties of an adhesive [syn: gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Glutinous \Glu"ti*nous\, a. [L. glutinosus, fr. gluten glue: cf.
      F. glutineux. See {Gluten}.]
      1. Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid;
            adhesive; gluey.
  
      2. (Bot.) Havig a moist and adhesive or sticky surface, as a
            leaf or gland.
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