mesophyll
/ˈmɛsə(ʊ)fɪl
/ /ˈmɛzə(ʊ)fɪl/ /ˈmiːsə(ʊ)fɪl/ /ˈmiːzə(ʊ)fɪl/noun [mass noun] Botany
The inner tissue (parenchyma) of a leaf, containing many chloroplasts.Thus, elements of the guard cell's response to stress are present in mesophyll and xylem parenchyma cells....
- Inactivation of plastids in the leaf mesophyll, which normally contains the majority of chloroplasts would be the most easily identified.
- Light dependence of zeaxanthin formation in hypocotyl and mesophyll chloroplasts of Arabidopsis seedlings
Origin
Mid 19th century: from meso- 'middle' + Greek phullon 'leaf'.