palisade

[US]/ˌpælɪ'seɪd/
[UK]/ˌpælɪ'sed/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a fence made of pointed stakes
vt. to surround with a fence

Phrases & Collocations

wooden palisade

protective palisade

fortified palisade

palisade tissue

Example Sentences

There is a palisade between the two yards.

They surrounded the yard with a palisade.

The smallest veins are in direct contact with chlorenchyma, both palisade and spongy tissue.

But it is of xeromorphic characteristic,and palisade tissue arrange in a circle under the epidermis in Reaumuria.

diplophyll n. a leaf having palisade tissue on upper and lower side with intermedial spongy parenchyma tissue.

Palisade tissue is rich in saliferous vacuoles, while vascular bundle sheath is obvious.

And I will encamp in a circle against you, And will besiege you with palisades, And will raise up siegeworks against you.

Real-world Examples

Over the palisade, volcanic debris sedimentation has formed a parallel layer.

Source: CGTN

They pull down the piles and palisades; they hew down the barriers with axes.

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

Then comes the chlorophyll-rich palisade mesophyll, where the bulk of photosynthesis occurs.

Source: Introduction to the Basics of Biology

Above the palisade mesophyll and below the spongy mesophyll are epidermis cells, which produce a waxy coating called the cuticle.

Source: Introduction to the Basics of Biology

These cells are called palisade mesophyll and they're packed full of chlorophyll, the green chemical that plants use to absorb light.

Source: Introduction to the Basics of Biology

He heard a voice beyond the palisade and toward that he made his way.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 1)

The return to the tent of Ali ben Kadin took much longer than had their swift flight to the palisade.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

The streets were almost deserted, except in the vicinity of the temple, which they only reached after having traversed several quarters surrounded by palisades.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

Morison Baynes slid to the ground inside the palisade to Meriem's side.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

Loosening the rope at his waist he tossed the noose over one of the sharpened posts that composed the palisade.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

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