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noun
The thin layer of soft, spongy, or cancellate tissue between the bone plates which constitute the skull.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: pith
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of mesophyll.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: mesophyll
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ancient Greek διπλόη (diplóē, “literally, a fold”), noun use of feminine of διπλόος (diplóos, “double”).
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
