Part 5030

<h1>Gumbo</h1> <Xpage=658>

<hw>Gum"bo</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Written aalso <ets>gombo</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A soup thickened with the mucilaginous pods of the okra; okra soup.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The okra plant or its pods.</def>

<h1>Gumboil</h1> <Xpage=658>

<hw>Gum"boil</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A small suppurting inflamed spot on the gum.</def>

<h1>Gumma</h1> <Xpage=658>

<hw>Gum"ma</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Gummata</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL. So called from its gummy contents See <er>Gum</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A kind of soft tumor, usually of syphilitic origin.</def>

<h1>Gummatous</h1> <Xpage=658>

<hw>Gum*ma"tous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Belonging to, or resembling, gumma.</def>

<h1>Gummer</h1> <Xpage=658>

<hw>Gum"mer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>2d Gum</er>.]</ety> <def>A punch-cutting tool, or machine for deepening and enlarging the spaces between the teeth of a worn saw.</def>

<h1>Gummiferous</h1> <Xpage=658>

<hw>Gum*mif"er*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. gummi <ets>gum</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing gum; gum-bearing.</def>

<h1>Gumminess</h1> <Xpage=658>

<hw>Gum"mi*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state or quality of being gummy; viscousness.</def>

<h1>Gummite</h1> <Xpage=658>

<hw>Gum"mite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[So called because it occurs in rounded or flattened pieces which look like gum.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A yellow amorphous mineral, essentially a hydrated oxide of uranium derived from the alteration of uraninite.</def>

<h1>Gummosity</h1> <Xpage=658>

<hw>Gum*mos"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Gumminess; a viscous or adhesive quality or nature.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Floyer.</i>

<h1>Gummous</h1> <Xpage=658>

<hw>Gum"mous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>gummosus</ets>; cf. F. <ets>gommeux</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Gumlike, or composed of gum; gummy.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a gumma.</def>

<h1>Gummy</h1> <Xpage=658>

<hw>Gum"my</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Compar. <er>Gummer</er> (<?/); superl. <er>Gummirst</er>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of gum; viscous; adhesive; producing or containing gum; covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.</def>

<blockquote>Kindles the <b>gummy</b> bark of fir or pine. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Then rubs his <b>gummy</b> eyes. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Gummy tumor</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a gumma.</cd></cs>