palisade parenchyma
noun Botany.
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.
Origin of palisade parenchyma
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby palisade parenchyma
palinopsia,
paliphrasia,
palisade,
palisade cell,
palisade layer,
palisade parenchyma,
palisades,
palisades park,
palisado,
palisander,
palish