01 n. 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 …
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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.)
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Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes.
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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.