/ ɔːˈgænɪk; NAmE ɔːrˈg-/ adjective [ usually before noun ]
1.
( of food, farming methods, etc. ) produced or practised without using artificial chemicals :
organic cheese / vegetables / wine, etc.
an organic farmer / gardener
organic farming / horticulture
2.
produced by or from living things :
Improve the soil by adding organic matter .
organic compounds
OPP inorganic
3.
( technical ) connected with the organs of the body :
organic disease
4.
( formal ) consisting of different parts that are all connected to each other :
the view of society as an organic whole
5.
( formal ) happening in a slow and natural way, rather than suddenly :
the organic growth of foreign markets
► or·gan·ic·al·ly / -kli; NAmE / adverb :
organically grown fruit
The cardboard disintegrates organically.
Doctors could find nothing organically wrong with her.
The organization should be allowed to develop organically.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : via Latin from Greek organikos relating to an organ or instrument.