granule

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a very small grain or particle of a substance

   Each pollen granule carried the plant's male reproductive cells.

2. 2
   noun

   a small specialized structure or particle within a cell

   The stain revealed a dense granule inside the white blood cell.

Simplified etymology

Granule, recorded from the mid-17th century, comes ultimately from Latin granum, meaning “seed,” the same source as grain.

From French granule or Late Latin granulum, 'a small grain,' the diminutive of Latin granum, 'grain or seed.' The suffix -ule preserves the idea of small size.

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