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granum

granum noun: a stack-like structure in plant chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis.

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

granum meaning in Tamil

granum in Tamil

கிரானம்

Forms of granum

pluralgrana
pluralgranums
alternative formgrannum

Origin of granum

From the late 19th c., from Latin grānum (“grain, seed or small kernel”). Doublet of corn, grain, gram, and grao.

Questions about granum

What does granum mean?
Granum means a stack-like structure in plant chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis.
What is granum in Tamil?
Granum in Tamil is கிரானம். See Granum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is granum?
Granum is a noun.
What is the plural of granum?
The plural of granum is grana.

Words near granum in the dictionary

  1. granulovacuolar
  2. granulovirus
  3. granuloviruses
  4. granulysin
  5. granulysins
  6. granum
  7. granums
  8. granuphilin
  9. Granville
  10. Granville County
  11. Granville Harbour

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