mesoglea

or mes·o·gloe·a

[ mez-uh-glee-uh, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]

noun
  1. the noncellular, gelatinous material between the inner and outer body walls of a coelenterate or sponge.

Origin of mesoglea

1
1885–90; <New Latin mesogloea, equivalent to meso-meso- + Greek gloía glue

Other words from mesoglea

  • mes·o·gle·al, adjective

Words Nearby mesoglea

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British Dictionary definitions for mesoglea

mesoglea

mesogloea

/ (ˌmɛsəʊˈɡliːə) /


noun
  1. the gelatinous material between the outer and inner cellular layers of jellyfish and other coelenterates

Origin of mesoglea

1
C19: New Latin, from meso- + Greek gloia glue

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