\Zo`["o]*gl[oe]"a\, n. [NL., from Gr. zw^,on an animal
+ ? any glutinous substance.] (Biol.)
A colony or mass of bacteria imbedded in a viscous gelatinous
substance. The zo["o]gl[oe]a is characteristic of a
transitory stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria
pass in the course of their evolution. Also used adjectively.