mesohyl
Meanings
noun
- The gelatinous matrix within a sponge, filling the space between the external pinacoderm and the internal choanoderm.
Word forms
Etymology
From meso- (“middle”) + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, timber, matter”) (whence English hyle).
Derived words
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