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thylakoid definition

thy·la·koid (t̸hī′lə ko̵id′)

noun

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

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