Variant: also me · so · gloea
Pronunciation: ˌ me-z ə - ' gl ē - ə , ˌ m ē -, -s ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from mes- + Late Greek gloia, glia glue ― more at CLAY
Date: 1886
: a gelatinous substance between the endoderm and ectoderm of sponges or coelenterates