spherosome

S1P3H4E1R1O1S1O1M3E1

noun

A small plant organelle that stores fat

Similar
oleosome
Scrabble 17
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounspherosome (plural spherosomes)

plural spherosomes

  1. biologyA small plant organelle that stores fat

    Synonyms: oleosome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small plant organelle that stores fat

Similar
oleosome
Also see
oleosome

Origin

From sphero- + -some.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

German Oleosom
  • Oleosomplant organelle
Polish sferosom
  • sferosomplant organelle
Cite this entry
APA

spherosome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spherosome

MLA

“spherosome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spherosome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spherosome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spherosome.

Source: spherosome on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.