mesophyll

English

Etymology

From meso- +‎ -phyll.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈmɛsə(ʊ)fɪl/, /ˈmɛzə(ʊ)fɪl/, /ˈmiːsə(ʊ)fɪl/, /ˈmiːzə(ʊ)fɪl/

Noun

mesophyll (countable and uncountable, plural mesophylls)

  1. (botany) The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf.
    Synonym: (obsolete) diploe
  2. (botany, countable) A leaf of middling size, between macrophyll and microphyll.

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