gummous vs gummy

gummous

adj
  • gum-like, or composed of gum; gummy 

  • Of or pertaining to a gumma. 

gummy

adj
  • Covered with gum or a substance resembling gum. 

  • Showing the gums. 

  • Resembling gum (the substance). 

noun
  • A gummi candy. 

  • A sheep that is losing or has lost its teeth. 

How often have the words gummous and gummy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )