English Explanatory Dictionary

mesophyll

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf.
  2. A leaf of middling size, between macrophyll and microphyll.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɛsə(ʊ)fɪl/ /ˈmɛzə(ʊ)fɪl/ /ˈmiːsə(ʊ)fɪl/ /ˈmiːzə(ʊ)fɪl/

Word forms

mesophyll mesophylls

Etymology

From meso- + -phyll.

Synonyms

diploe

Derived words

mesophyllic palisade mesophyll
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