■ 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 .
■ 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 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004