palisade mesophyll

Term Information

Accession
PO:0005648
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
related: palisade parenchyma
exact: mesófilo en empalizada (Spanish)
exact: ζŸ΅ηŠΆθ‘‰θ‚‰ (Japanese)
Definition
Parenchyma containing closely packed elongated chlorenchymatous cells oriented perpendicular to the leaf surface and which are active in photosynthesis. [source: GR:Pankaj_Jaiswal, ISBN:0080374913]
Comment
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