Organelle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A differentiated structure within a cell, such as a mitochondrion, vacuole, or chloroplast, that performs a specific function.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a specialized part of a cell performing a specific function, usually visible under the microscope as a distinct object; it is analogous to an organ{2}, but on a microscopic scale.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    organ   
    Hyponym
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cell organ