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or-GAN-ik/ɔːˈɡænɪk/

Organic describes food grown without artificial chemicals: organic fruit, organic farming, organic cotton. Natural is a looser cousin (not always a legal food label). Ordinary is not the opposite — non-organic or conventional is. Organ is a body part or a keyboard instrument — different word. Do not write organic when you mean organised, or origin.

Meaning

Grown or made without artificial chemicals.

Examples

• “She buys organic vegetables at the market.”
• “The café marks organic items with a green sticker.”
• “Organic eggs cost a little more in this shop.”

Good to know

organic fruit / farming. Looser cousin: natural. Mix-ups: organised, organ.

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