a metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth 1000th of a kilogram (about 0.04oz) [French gramme via late Latin from Greek grammat-, gramma: see grammar]
any of various plants of the pea family, e.g. the chick-pea, grown for their edible seedsthe seed or seeds of such a plant used as food(used before a noun) denoting a food made from these seeds gram flour [early Portuguese gram (now grão) grain, from Latin granum]