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palisade parenchyma

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palisade parenchyma

 
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–noun Botany.
the upper layer of ground tissue in a leaf, consisting of elongated cells beneath and perpendicular to the upper epidermis and constituting the primary area of photosynthesis.
Also called palisade, palisade mesophyll.

Origin:
1880–85
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palisade parenchyma  
n.  A leaf tissue composed of columnar cells containing numerous chloroplasts in which the long axis of each cell is perpendicular to the leaf surface.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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