2 definitions
for glossa
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Glossa \Glos"sa\, n.; pl. Gloss[ae]. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the
tongue.] (Zool.)
The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
glossa
n : a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous
membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue, lingua,
clapper]
[also: glossae (pl)]