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grana

grana is the plural of granum.

Meaning of granum

Noun (1)

granum (plural grana)

  1. A stack-like structure in plant chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis.

Noun (2)

granum (plural granums)

  1. (obsolete, regional) One's grandmother.
    • Each of 'em has a ſev'ral Gin, / To catch Intelligences in. / Some by the Noſe vvith fumes trapan 'em, / As Dunſtan did the Devils Grannum.1663 (indicated as 1664), [Samuel Butler], “Canto III”, in Hudibras. The Second Part. […], London: […] T[homas] R[oycroft] for John Martyn, and James Allestry […], →OCLC, page 175

Phrases with grana

Questions about grana

What is grana the plural of?
Grana is the plural of granum.

Words near grana in the dictionary

  1. gran'mas
  2. gran'pa
  3. gran'pas
  4. gran'pies
  5. gran'py
  6. grana
  7. Grana Padano
  8. Granada
  9. Granada Hills
  10. Granadan
  11. Granadans

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