gram
A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: .
Other meanings
A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.
The seeds of these plants.
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "γράμμα" (a small weight, a scruple).
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This definition is adapted from “gram” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.