Definition of Granum

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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

Literary usage of Granum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1896)
"I have learned to rely on IMPERIAL granum as a FOOD for children, and have found ... We are using IMPERIAL granum in the hospital with great satisfaction. ..."

2. Short Talks with Young Mothers on the Management of Infants and Young Children by Charles Gilmore Kerley (1922)
"The granum should be well blended with a small quantity of> cold water, ... Imperial granum, one tablespoonful; water, one pint; cook thirty minutes and add ..."

3. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"1 tablespoon Imperial granum. % cup boiling water. J2 cup scalded milk. Salt. ... Mix granum with cold water to form a thin paste. Add to milk and water, ..."

4. New Englander and Yale Review by Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight (1888)
"We speak from experience when we say that the IMPERIAL granum is both safe and nutritious. ... The Christian Union, NY As a Medicinal Food IMPERIAL granum, ..."

5. The Care and Feeding of Children: A Catechism for the Use of Mothers and by Luther Emmett Holt (1909)
"Imperial granum.—This is prepared and used in precisely the same way as the barley flour above mentioned. 'Albumin Water.—The white of one fresh egg; ..."

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