n.
Pronunciation: ' glä-s ə , ' glo ̇ -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural glos · sae \ - ˌ s ē , - ˌ s ī \ also glossas
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek gl ō ssa
Date: circa 1852
: a tongue or lingual structure especially in an insect especially : the median distal lobe of the labium of an insect