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mesophyll

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ˈmɛsə(ʊ)fɪl/
  • UK, US: /ˈmɛzə(ʊ)fɪl/
  • UK, US: /ˈmiːsə(ʊ)fɪl/
  • UK, US: /ˈmiːzə(ʊ)fɪl/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: diploe

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A leaf of middling size, between macrophyll and microphyll.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-? Proto-Indo-European *-dhe Proto-Indo-European *médhi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médhyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English -phyll English mesophyll From meso- + -phyll.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: táplálékkészítő alapszövet — The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf
  • Irish: méisifill — The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf
  • Japanese: 葉肉 (yōniku) — The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf
  • Tagalog: gitnandahon — The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf
  • Tagalog: gitdahon — The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf