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palisade layer
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Definition of PALISADE LAYER
: a layer of columnar cells rich in chloroplasts found beneath the upper epidermis of foliage leaves —called also palisade mesophyll, palisade parenchyma, palisade tissue — compare spongy parenchyma
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First Known Use of PALISADE LAYER
1914
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