palisades
noun
Meaning
- A long, strong stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other sharpened.
- A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier.
- A line of cliffs, especially one showing basaltic columns.
- An even row of cells. e.g.: palisade mesophyll cells.
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