gram
Cross references: 1. metric system 1. gram \'gram\ n [obs. Pg (now gra@o), grain, fr. L granum] : any of several leguminous plants (as a chick-pea) grown esp. for their s eed 2. gram or gramme \'gram\ n [F gramme, fr. LL gramma, a small weight, fr. Gk grammat-, Xgramma letter, writing, a small weight, fr. graphein to write - more at CARVE : a metric unit of mass and weight equal to 1/1000 kilogram an d nearly equal to one cubic centimeter of water at its maximum density