n.
Pronunciation: ˌ gran-y ə - ' l ō -s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lo · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1949
: any of several diseases of lepidopteran larvae marked by minute granular inclusions in infected cells and caused by viruses (genus Granulovirus of the family Baculoviridae )