mes·o·gle·a also mes·o·gloe·a (m z  -gl  , ms-, mz-, -s-)n. The layer of gelatinous material that separates the inner and outer cell layers of a coelenterate. [New Latin mesogloea : meso- + Medieval Greek gloia, glia, glue; see zooglea.] mes o·gleal adj. |
mesoglea, mesogloea [ˌmɛsəʊˈgliːə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the gelatinous material between the outer and inner cellular layers of jellyfish and other coelenterates
[New Latin, from meso- + Greek gloia glue]
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