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thylakoid

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thy·la·koid  (thl-koid)
n.
A saclike membrane that is the structural unit of the grana in the chloroplasts of plant cells.
[Greek thlakos, sack + -oid.]
thylakoid  (thl-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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