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English noun: organelle

1. organelle (body) a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ


SamplesThe first organelle to be identified was the nucleus.


Synonymscell organ, cell organelle


Broader (hypernym)organ


Narrower (hyponym)cell nucleus, centriole, chondriosome, cilium, karyon, lysosome, mitochondrion, nucleole, nucleolus, nucleus, ribosome


Part meronymcell









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