mucedinous

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(myo̅o̅ sedn əs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mu•ced•i•nous  (myo̅o̅ sedn əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Fungiof or resembling mold or mildew.
  • Neo-Latin mūcēdin- (stem of mūcēdō mucus; used in name of family of mold fungi; equivalent. to mūc(ēre) to be moldy + -ēdō feminine noun, nominal suffix) + -ous
  • 1855–60


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