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





