Organelle

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  organelle \organelle\ n. (Biol.)
     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.
  
     Syn: cell organ.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  organelle
       n : a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the
           first organelle to be identified was the nucleus" [syn: {cell
           organ}]