spongy parenchyma
noun
: a spongy layer of irregular chlorophyll-bearing cells interspersed with air spaces that fills the interior part of a leaf below the palisade layer
called also spongy layer, spongy tissue
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“Spongy parenchyma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spongy%20parenchyma. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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