ORGANISM


Meaning of ORGANISM in English

■ noun an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.

↘a whole with interdependent parts, compared to a living being.

Derivatives

~al adjective

~ic adjective

Origin

C18 (in the sense 'organization'): current senses derive from Fr. ~e .

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