thylakoid

(t̸hīlə 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

See thylakoid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A saclike membrane that is the structural unit of the grana in the chloroplasts of plant cells.

Origin:

Origin: Greek thūlakos, sack

Origin: + -oid

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