Definition of organic
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a(1): of, relating to, yielding, or involving the use of food produced with the
use of feed or fertilizer of plant or animal origin without employment of
chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or
pesticidesorganic farmingorganic produce
(2): of, relating to, or derived from living organismsorganic evolution
b(1): relating to, being, or dealt with by a branch of chemistry concerned
with the carbon compounds of living beings and most other carbon
compoundsstudied organic chemistry in college
(2): of, relating to, or containing carbon compoundsorganic solvents
2a: having systematic coordination of parts : ORGANIZEDan organic whole
b: forming an integral element of a whole : FUNDAMENTALincidental music
rather than organic parts of the action— Francis Fergusson
c: having the characteristics of an organism : developing in the manner of a
living plant or animalsociety is organicmany new coinages … stem from the
normal organic structure of the language— William Chomsky
3a: of, relating to, or arising in a bodily organ
b: affecting the structure of the organisman organic disease
4: of, relating to, or constituting the law by which a government
or organization existstheir nation has written the separation of church and
state into its organic law— Paul Blanshard
5archaic : INSTRUMENTAL