granum
Americannoun
PLURAL
grana-
(in prescriptions) a grain.
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Botany. one of the structural units of a chloroplast in vascular plants, consisting of layers of thylakoids.
PLURAL
grana-
A stacked membranous structure within the chloroplasts of plants and green algae that contains the chlorophyll and is the site of the light reactions of photosynthesis. The saclike membranes that make up grana are known as thylakoids.
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See more at chloroplast
Etymology
Origin of granum
From Latin
Example Sentences
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They probably wouldn’t have bet on Clarice “Pinky” Granum, Stern’s pink-haired, Day-Glo-tattoed, nose-nail-wearing granddaughter.
From Los Angeles Times
Nonetheless, by the novel’s somewhat abrupt ending, it’s clear that time marches on, as will Pinky Granum.
From Los Angeles Times
An oil & gas pump jack is seen near Granum, Alberta, Canada May 6, 2020.
From Reuters
Doug Granum of Southworth, who led the pole’s mid-1970s restoration, calls its removal tragic.
From Seattle Times
Granum said, “The point is to understand the true nature of gorillas. He was a stranger in a strange land and touched so many hearts. “Who among us can say that?
From Seattle Times
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