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From gum + -ose. The extra ⟨m⟩ is presumably to keep the u vowel short.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
gummose
Today it means: gummy; yielding or consisting of gum Full definition →
Today it means: gummy; yielding or consisting of gum Full definition →
From gum + -ose. The extra ⟨m⟩ is presumably to keep the u vowel short.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.