granum

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granum^¹

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

noun grana

A stack-like structure in plant chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis.

granum^²

noun granums · grannum

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 Devil's Grannum.

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@misc{granum_2026,
  title = {granum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/granum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}