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palisade parenchyma

The definition of a palisade parenchyma is the layer in a leaf that contains the cylinder-shaped cells that hold the chloroplasts.

(noun)

An example of palisade parenchyma is where photosynthesis occurs on a leaf.

See palisade parenchyma in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a layer of cylindrical cells containing chloroplasts, lying just below the upper epidermis of many leaves with their long axes at right angles to the epidermis

See palisade parenchyma in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A leaf tissue composed of columnar cells containing numerous chloroplasts in which the long axis of each cell is perpendicular to the leaf surface.

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