organic
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of ORGANIC
1
a
of food
:
grown or made without the use of artificial chemicals
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organic vegetables
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Is this broccoli certified organic? [=has the government said that it was grown without the use of artificial chemicals?]
b
:
not using artificial chemicals
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organic farming/methods
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She's an organic gardener.
2
:
of, relating to, or obtained from living things
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opposite inorganic
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organic materials/matter/substances
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organic fertilizers
3
[more organic; most organic]
a
:
having different parts that work together well
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He thinks of the city not as a collection of different neighborhoods but as an organic whole.
b
:
forming an important part of something
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This neighborhood is an organic part of the city.
4
[more organic; most organic]
:
happening or developing in a slow and natural way
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The company has gone through a period of steady organic growth in recent years.
5
[more organic; most organic]
somewhat formal
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having a curving form similar to the shapes found in nature
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I like the organic lines of his architecture.
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His architecture is very organic.
6
medical
:
of or relating to the organs of the body
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an organic disease
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organic illness
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This farm specializes in organically grown food.
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Her opinions grew organically from her observations.
