granum

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[edit] English

[edit] Noun

Singular
granum

Plural
grana

granum (plural grana)

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

[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

grānum (genitive grānī); m, second declension

  1. a grain, seed or small kernel

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Number Singular Plural
nominative grānum grāna
genitive grānī grānōrum
dative grānō grānīs
accusative grānum grāna
ablative grānō grānīs
vocative grānum grāna

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