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grana

gra·na
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [grey-nuh]
    • /ˈgreɪ nə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [grey-nuh]
    • /ˈgreɪ nə/

Definitions of grana word

  • noun grana (in prescriptions) plural of granum. 1
  • noun plural grana (in prescriptions) a grain. 1
  • noun plural grana Botany. one of the structural units of a chloroplast in vascular plants, consisting of layers of thylakoids. 1
  • noun grana The stacks of thylakoids embedded in the stroma of a chloroplast. 1
  • abbreviation GRANA granum 0

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Origin of grana

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1890-95

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Grana

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

grana popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

grana usage trend in Literature

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