Definition of oil body in English:
oil body
noun
1Botany Microbiology
(in various eukaryotic microorganisms and plant tissues) an intracellular inclusion consisting of a core of neutral lipids surrounded by a membrane monolayer of phospholipids.2Botany
An oil-containing appendage (also called an elaiosome) which occurs near the hilum of some seeds; an aril, caruncle, or strophiole.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Botanical Gazette. After German Oelkörper.
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