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Definition of: mesophyll
(mes′ə·fil, mē′sə-) noun Bot.
The soft, inner, parenchymatous tissue of a leaf; the cellular portion lying between the upper and lower epidermis. Also mes′o·phyl, mes′o·phyl′·lum. [<MESO- + Gk. phyllon leaf]
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