mesohyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The gelatinous matrix within a sponge, filling the space between the external pinacoderm and the internal choanoderm.

Word forms

mesohyl mesohyls

Etymology

From meso- (“middle”) + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, timber, matter”) (whence English hyle).

Derived words

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