organic
part of speech
adjective (organic; organically — adverb)
meaning for a pupil
1) Organic food is grown or raised without man-made chemicals such as artificial pesticides and fertilisers. tree →
2) (science) Organic means coming from living things, such as plants and animals. tree →
3) (chemistry) Organic substances contain carbon, like sugar, oil and plastics. tree →
4) Organic growth or change happens naturally and slowly, not forced. tree →
sense in the lessons
In shops it is a food label. In science it describes material that rots (organic waste goes in compost) and the chemistry of carbon. In everyday speech «organic» growth means natural growth. Phrases: «organic food», «organic matter», «organic waste», «organic farming».
examples
- We buy organic apples at the market. tree →
- Leaves and peel are organic matter for the compost. tree →
- Soil is full of organic material. tree →
- This farm grows organic vegetables. tree →
- Organic waste goes in the green bin. tree →
- Wood is organic because it came from a tree. tree →
- The club grew in an organic way, friend by friend. tree →
- Organic eggs come from hens kept without certain chemicals. tree →
note
Myth: «organic» does not mean «no chemicals at all» — everything is made of chemicals; it means no artificial pesticides and certain other rules. Organic is not always healthier. Opposite in science: inorganic (rock, metal, salt).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «organic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.