palisade tissue

English

Noun

palisade tissue (plural palisade tissues)

  1. (botany) A layer of closely packed, cylindrical cells located beneath the upper epidermis of a leaf, and primarily responsible for photosynthesis.
    Synonym: palisade mesophyll
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