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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The thin layer of soft, spongy, or cancellate tissue between the bone plates which constitute the skull. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   Synonym of mesophyll. countable, obsolete, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

mesophyllpith

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διπλόη (diplóē, “literally, a fold”), noun use of feminine of διπλόος (diplóos, “double”).

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