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palisade

pa·li·sade

UK/ˌpælɪˈseɪd/ US/ˈpʰæl.ɪˌseɪ̯d/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground

verb

1.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French palissade, from Old French, from Old Occitan palissada, from palissa (“stake”), probably from pal (“stake”), or possibly from Gallo-Romance *pālīcea, from Latin pālus (“stake”) + -ade.

Phrases

  • Pacific Palisades
  • palisade cell
  • palisade mesophyll
  • palisade parenchyma
  • palisade tissue
  • palisade trench
  • palisade worm
  • Willow Palisade

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