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ALL meanings of palisade parenchyma

pal·i·sade pa·ren·chy·ma
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  • noun palisade parenchyma 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. 1
  • noun palisade parenchyma 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 0
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