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thylakoid

Syllabification: (thy·la·koid)

Pronunciation: /ˈTHīləˌkoid/

Definition of thylakoid

noun

Botany

each of a number of flattened sacs inside a chloroplast, bounded by pigmented membranes on which the light reactions of photosynthesis take place, and arranged in stacks or grana.