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Definition of mesophyll noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mesophyll

noun
 
/ˈmezəfɪl/,
 
/ˈmiːzəfɪl/
 
/ˈmezəfɪl/,
 
/ˈmiːzəfɪl/
[uncountable] (biology)
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  1. the material that the inside of a leaf is made of
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from meso- ‘middle’ + Greek phullon ‘leaf’.
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