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Palisade vs Parenchyma - What's the difference?

palisade | parenchyma |

As nouns the difference between palisade and parenchyma

is that palisade is while parenchyma is the functional part of an organ, as opposed to supporting tissue.

palisade

English

(wikipedia palisade)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A long, strong stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other sharpened.
  • A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier
  • A line of cliffs
  • (biology) An even row of cells. e.g.: palisade mesophyll cells.

    • Derived terms

    * palisade worm

    Verb

    (palisad)
  • (usually in the passive) To equip with a palisade.

    • parenchyma

    English

    (wikipedia parenchyma)

    Noun

  • The functional part of an organ, as opposed to supporting tissue.
  • (botany) The ground tissue making up most of the non-woody parts of a plant.

    • Coordinate terms

    *chlorenchyma *collenchyma *merenchyma *sclerenchyma

    Derived terms

    *parenchymatous