mesogloea

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mesogloea - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mesogloea \Mes`o*gl[oe]"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + ? a
     glutinous substance.] (Zool.)
     A thin gelatinous tissue separating the ectoderm and endoderm
     in certain coelenterates. -- Mes`o*gl[oe]"al, a.
     [1913 Webster]