mesohyl

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noun

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

OriginAncient Greek ὕλη →
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Meanings

nounmesohyl (plural mesohyls)

plural mesohyls

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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὕλη“wood, timber, matter”
  2. Englishmesohyl

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Holmesy
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APA

mesohyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesohyl

MLA

“mesohyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesohyl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesohyl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesohyl.

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