Palisade /(?)/

Pal·i·sade

Palisade

n.
  1. A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means of defense. (Fort.)
  2. Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes.
  3. A line of bold cliffs, esp. one showing basaltic columns; -- usually in pl., and orig. used as the name of the cliffs on the west bank of the lower Hudson.

Phrases & Compounds
Palisade cells
vertically elongated parenchyma cells, such as are seen beneath the epidermis of the upper surface of many leaves.
Palisade worm
a nematoid worm (Strongylus armatus), parasitic in the blood vessels of the horse, in which it produces aneurisms, often fatal.

Palisade

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Palisaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Palisading

  1. To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades.