palisade cell

noun

Any of a layer of elongated cells, near the surface of leaves, that have chloroplasts that absorb a major portion of the light energy used by the leaf.

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Meanings

nounpalisade cell (plural palisade cells)

plural palisade cells

  1. biologyAny of a layer of elongated cells, near the surface of leaves, that have chloroplasts that absorb a major portion of the light energy used by the leaf.
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