Term Name: monolayer-surrounded lipid storage body
Synonyms: oil body, oilbody, oleosome, spherosome
Definition: A subcellular organelle of plant cells surrounded by 'half-unit' or a monolayer membrane instead of the more usual bilayer. The storage body has a droplet of triglyceride surrounded by a monolayer of phospholipids, interacting with the triglycerides and the hydrophilic head groups facing the cytosol, and containing major protein components called oleosins.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0012511]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: monolayer-surrounded lipid storage body outer lipid monolayer
is a type of: lipid droplet