mesoglea
or mes·o·gloe·a
[ mez-uh-glee-uh, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]
noun
the noncellular, gelatinous material between the inner and outer body walls of a coelenterate or sponge.
Origin of mesoglea
1Other words from mesoglea
- mes·o·gle·al, adjective
Words Nearby mesoglea
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British Dictionary definitions for mesoglea
mesoglea
mesogloea
/ (ˌmɛsəʊˈɡliːə) /
noun
the gelatinous material between the outer and inner cellular layers of jellyfish and other coelenterates
Origin of mesoglea
1C19: New Latin, from meso- + Greek gloia glue
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