organelle 1
noundomain: body part
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
Examples
- 1.the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus
Hypernym
organ 1
noun
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
Part_meronym
cell 2
noun
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
EnglishHyponym
cilium 1
noun
a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
lysosome 1
noun
an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)
nucleus 1
noun
a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
nucleolus 1
noun
a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis
mitochondrion 1
noun
an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy
Part_holonym
cell 2
noun
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
