noun
palisade layer
Botanical term for the layer of elongated cells in a leaf, responsible for most photosynthesis.
葉の断面を見ると、柵状組織がよく発達している。
Looking at a cross-section of the leaf, the palisade layer is well developed.
Compound of 柵状 (sakujō, 'palisade-like') and 組織 (soshiki, 'tissue'). The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the botanical meaning.