gummous

[ guhm-uh s ]
/ ˈgʌm əs /

adjective

consisting of or resembling gum; gummy.

Origin of gummous

1660–70; < Latin gummōsus, equivalent to gumm(i) gum1 + -ōsus -ous

Example sentences from the Web for gummous

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

    Micrographia |Robert Hooke

British Dictionary definitions for gummous

gummous

gummose (ˈɡʌməʊs)

/ (ˈɡʌməs) /

adjective

rare resembling or consisting of gum