thylakoid

/ˈθaɪləkoʊd/

Definitions

1. noun

A flattened vesicle or membrane-bound sac within a chloroplast, the site of photosynthesis in plants and algae.

“The thylakoids in the chloroplasts of the plant cells were where the photosynthesis occurred.”

Synonyms

  • chloroplast
  • vesicle

Antonyms

  • organelle