mesophyll

American  

[mez-uh-fil, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] / ˈmɛz ə fɪl, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, -sə- /

noun

Botany.

1. the parenchyma, usually containing chlorophyll, that forms the interior parts of a leaf.

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mesophyll British  

/ ˈmɛsəʊˌfɪl /

noun

1. the soft chlorophyll-containing tissue of a leaf between the upper and lower layers of epidermis: involved in photosynthesis

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mesophyll Scientific  

/ mĕz′ə-fĭl′ /

1. The tissues of a leaf that are located in between the layers of epidermis and carry on photosynthesis, consisting of the palisade layer and the spongy parenchyma. Most mesophyll cells contain chloroplasts.

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Other Word Forms

• mesophyllic
  adjective
• mesophyllous
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of mesophyll

First recorded in 1830–40; meso- + -phyll

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Example Sentences

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mesophyll

While previous methods were too imprecise to distinguish neighboring cells like mesophyll and bundle sheath cells, single-cell genomics allowed the team to investigate the genetic and structural changes in each cell type from both plants.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024

C4 plants recruit bundle sheath cells, which normally serve as leaf vein support, to photosynthesize alongside mesophyll cells.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024

Additionally, the C4 photosynthesis pathway starts in mesophyll cells that comprise the surface of the leaf, and then moves into bundle sheath cells that are deeper in the plant.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2023

Carbon dioxide enters a mesophyll cell and is fixed immediately by rubisco, leading to the formation of three PGA molecules, which contain three carbons.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

On many trees of the western part of the range this tissue forms septa across the green mesophyll.

From The Genus Pinus by George Russell Shaw

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