"mesophyll" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛsə(ʊ)fɪl/ [UK, US], /ˈmɛzə(ʊ)fɪl/ [UK, US], /ˈmiːsə(ʊ)fɪl/ [UK, US], /ˈmiːzə(ʊ)fɪl/ [UK, US] Forms: mesophylls [plural]
Etymology: From meso- + -phyll. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|meso-|-phyll}} meso- + -phyll Head templates: {{en-noun}} mesophyll (plural mesophylls)
  1. (botany) The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf Categories (topical): Botany Derived forms: mesophyllic Translations (The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf): táplálékkészítő alapszövet (Hungarian), méisifill [feminine] (Irish), 葉肉 (yōniku) (alt: ようにく) (Japanese), gitnandahon (Tagalog), gitdahon (Tagalog)

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