/ ˈmezəfɪl; NAmE ; ˈmiːz-; BrE also ˈmes-; miːs-/ noun
[ U ] ( biology ) the material that the inside of a leaf is made of
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from meso- middle + Greek phullon leaf.
/ ˈmezəfɪl; NAmE ; ˈmiːz-; BrE also ˈmes-; miːs-/ noun
[ U ] ( biology ) the material that the inside of a leaf is made of
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from meso- middle + Greek phullon leaf.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005