What is "glossae"

Glossa \Glos"sa\, n.; pl. Gloss[ae]. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the tongue.] (Zo["o]l.) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.

n. (plural of glossa English)

1. n. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue, lingua, clapper]

2. [also: glossae (pl)]

See glossa