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Mucilage is a
thick gluey substance produced by
nearly all
plants and some microorganisms.
These microorganisms include protists which use it for their...
- Aloe vera (/ˈæloʊ(i) vɛrə, vɪər-/) is a
succulent plant species of the
genus Aloe. It is
widely distributed, and is
considered an
invasive species in many...
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absorbing up to 12
times their weight in
liquid when
soaked and
developing a
mucilaginous coating that
gives chia-based
foods and
beverages a
distinctive gel texture...
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rather bitter, and when boiled, the
resulting liquid is a thick,
highly mucilaginous broth; it is
often described as "slimy",
rather like
cooked okra. Mulukhiyah...
- them
within the lily
family (Liliaceae), and
their leaves are fleshy,
mucilaginous, and
arranged in a
basal rosette. The Scilloideae, like most lily-like...
- to a dark
purple or purplish-brown. The prin****l
constituent is a
mucilaginous body, made of the
polysaccharide carrageenan,
which constitutes 55% of...
- less
often dried. They have a light, tart-like flavor, and a crisp,
mucilaginous texture.
Nopalitos are
often eaten with eggs as a
breakfast and in salads...
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unusual common name
derives from the ripe
fruit squirting a
stream of
mucilaginous liquid containing its
seeds as a
means of seed dispersal, an example...
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cooked with beef, mutton, lamb and chicken. The pods of the
plant are
mucilaginous,
resulting in the
characteristic "goo" or
slime when the seed pods are...
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subfamily of the Cactaceae. The
genus comprises two cushion-forming,
mucilaginous species. They are
found at high
elevation habitats of
Andean Argentina...
