granum
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English [edit]
Noun [edit]
granum (plural grana)
- (biology) a stacklike structure in plant chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Cognates include Lithuanian žirnis (“pea”), Persian خرمن (xarman, “grain”) and Old English corn (“grain”) (English corn).
Noun [edit]
grānum (genitive grānī); n, second declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | grānum | grāna |
| genitive | grānī | grānōrum |
| dative | grānō | grānīs |
| accusative | grānum | grāna |
| ablative | grānō | grānīs |
| vocative | grānum | grāna |
