viscid
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ɪd adjective
1.
having a glutinous consistency; sticky; adhesive; viscous.
2.
Botany. covered by a sticky substance.
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Viscid
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| plants with true roots, stems and leaves dispersed by spores because they don't produce seeds |
| phase in plant life which starts with a zygote produced by sexual reproduction |
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World English Dictionary
viscid (ˈvɪsɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | cohesive and sticky; glutinous; viscous |
| 2. | (esp of a leaf) covered with a sticky substance |
| [C17: from Late Latin viscidus sticky, from Latin viscum mistletoe or birdlime] | |
| vis'cidity | |
| —n | |
| 'viscidness | |
| —n | |
| 'viscidly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
viscid
"sticky," 1611 (implied in viscidity), from L.L. viscidus, from L. viscum "mistletoe, birdlime" (see viscous).
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Medical Dictionary
viscid vis·cid (vĭs'ĭd)
adj.
Thick and adhesive. Used of a fluid.
Covered with a sticky coating.
vis·cid'i·ty or vis'cid·ness n.
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Example sentences
It has a viscid stem and leaves and bears numerous panicles of small white flowers.
It is of a semifluid, viscid consistence, and probably colloidal in nature.
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