Meaning Of The Word Thylakoid

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thylakoid in American English
a disk-shaped, membranous sac containing chlorophyll, in which the light reaction of photosynthesis occurs, found in blue-green algae and in the chloroplasts of green plants
noun: a flattened sac or vesicle lined with a pigmented membrane that is the site of photosynthesis, in plants and algae occurring in interconnected stacks constituting a granum of the chloroplast, and in other photosynthesizing organisms occurring either singl

thylakoid in British English
noun: a small membranous sac within a chloroplast of a plant

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