Definition of Granum

1. Noun. (biology) a stacklike structure in plant chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis ¹

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Definition of Granum

1. a part of a plant chloroplast [n GRANA]

Medical Definition of Granum

1. Stack of thylakoids in the chloroplast, containing the light harvesting system and the enzymes responsible for the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Granum

granulosa
granulosa cell
granulosa cell tumour
granulosa cells
granulosa lutein cells
granulose
granuloses
granulosis
granulosis rubra nasi
granulosity
granulous
granulovacuolar degeneration
granulovirus
granuloviruses
granulysin
granum (current term)
granuphilin
granville wilt
granzyme
granzymes
grape-leaf begonia
grape-stone
grape arbor
grape arbour
grape endings
grape fern
grape fruit
grape hyacinth
grape jelly

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