Meanings
nounWoronin body (plural Woronin bodies)
plural Woronin bodies
- biologyAn organelle found near the septae that divide hyphal compartments in filamentous Ascomycota, formed by budding from conventional peroxisomes.
Origin
Named after the Russian botanist Mikhail Stepanovich Woronin.
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Woronin body. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woronin%20body
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