Resembling or having the nature of gum; sticky and gelatinous in appearance or texture.
From Latin 'gummi' (gum) plus the adjectival suffix '-ose,' meaning 'full of or characterized by.' This Latin suffix appears in English words like 'verbose,' 'grandiose,' and 'bellicose.'
The '-ose' suffix often describes things that are excessive or abundant in some quality—'gummose' means full of gum, just as 'verbose' means full of words and 'viscose' describes viscous material.
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