glossa

‖n.; pl. Glossæ [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; the tongue. ] (Zool.) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; tongue + E. anthrax: cf. F. glossanthrax. ] A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in the mouth and on the tongue. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to glosses or to a glossary; containing a glossary. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the manner of a glossary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A writer of glosses or of a glossary; a commentator; a scholiast. Tyrwhitt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Gossaries [ L. glossarium, fr. glossa: cf. F. glossaire. See 3d Gloss. ] A collection of glosses or explanations of words and passages of a work or author; a partial dictionary of a work, an author, a dialect, art, or science, explaining archaic, technical, or other uncommon words. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Glossa. ] (Zool.) The Lepidoptera. [ 1913 Webster ]