- palisade parenchyma
- palisade parenchyman.a layer of cylindrical cells containing chloroplasts, lying just below the upper epidermis of many leaves with their long axes at right angles to the epidermis
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
palisade parenchyma
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palisade parenchyma — noun : a layer of columnar or cylindrical cells that are rich in chloroplasts, have small intercellular spaces, and are found typically just beneath the upper epidermis of foliage leaves compare spongy parenchyma * * * Bot. the upper layer of… … Useful english dictionary
palisade parenchyma — Bot. 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. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
palisade parenchyma — Tissue found in the upper layers of the leaf mesophyll, consisting of regularly shaped, elongated parenchyma cells, orientated perpendicular to the leaf surface, which are active in photosynthesis … Dictionary of molecular biology
palisade parenchyma — noun see palisade layer … New Collegiate Dictionary
palisade parenchyma — Elongated cells found just beneath the upper epidermis of leaves, typically rich in chloroplasts … Glossary of Biotechnology
palisade mesophyll — or palisade parenchyma, the tissue formed by a layer of palisade cells … Useful english dictionary
palisade layer — noun Date: 1914 a layer of columnar cells rich in chloroplasts found beneath the upper epidermis of foliage leaves called also palisade mesophyll, palisade parenchyma, palisade tissue compare spongy parenchyma … New Collegiate Dictionary
palisade cell — noun : a cell of palisade parenchyma * * * palisade cell, any one of the long, slender cells with many chloroplasts that lie just beneath the epidermis of leaves. Palisade cells are useful in making food for the plant … Useful english dictionary
palisade — /pal euh sayd /, n., v., palisaded, palisading. n. 1. a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense. 2. any of a number of pales or stakes pointed at the top and set firmly in the ground in a close row with… … Universalium
palisade layer — noun 1. : the layer of palisade parenchyma in a leaf 2. : a sclerenchymatous protective layer inside the epidermis of many hard seeds … Useful english dictionary
