1. of, relating to, or composed of mesophyll (the photosynthetic tissue in plant leaves between the upper and lower epidermis)
Usage: botanical/scientific term; commonly used in plant biology and botany

Examples

• The mesophyllic cells in the leaf contain most of the plant's chloroplasts.
• Botanists examined the mesophyllic tissue to understand the leaf's photosynthetic capacity.
• The mesophyllic layer is typically divided into palisade and spongy parenchyma.
• Damage to mesophyllic tissue can reduce a plant's ability to produce food through photosynthesis.
• Under the microscope, the mesophyllic structure revealed the arrangement of chlorophyll-bearing cells.