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thy·la·koid (th

l

-koid

)

n.

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

[Greek thlakos, sack + -oid.]

thylakoid (th

l

-koid

)

A saclike membrane that contains the chlorophyll in cyanobacteria and in the chloroplasts of plant cells and green algae. In chloroplasts, thylakoids are arranged in stacks called grana.

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