organic

Definition

  • noun: an organic substance
  • adjective: grown or made without the use of artificial chemicals
  • adjective: of, relating to, or arising in a bodily 'organ'
  • synonyms: instrumental, organized, living

Examples

  • Is this broccoli 'certified organic'? [=has the government said that it was grown without the use of artificial chemicals?]

  • He thinks of the city not as a collection of different neighborhoods but as an 'organic' whole.

  • The company has gone through a period of steady 'organic' growth in recent years.

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