mesoglea

or mes·o·gloe·a

[ mez-uh-glee-uh, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]
/ ˌmɛz əˈgli ə, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə- /

noun

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

Origin of mesoglea

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

OTHER WORDS FROM mesoglea

mes·o·gle·al, adjective

Words nearby mesoglea

mesodontism, mesoduodenum, mesoepididymis, mesogastrium, mesogenic, mesoglea, mesoglia, mesogluteus, mesognathous, mesoileum, mesojejunum

Example sentences from the Web for mesogloea

British Dictionary definitions for mesogloea

mesoglea

mesogloea

/ (ˌmɛsəʊˈɡliːə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for mesoglea

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