Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus;
contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules;
[syn: centrosome, central body]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Centrosome \Cen"tro*some`\, n. [Gr. ? center + -? the body.]
(Biol.)
A peculiar rounded body lying near the nucleus of a cell. It
is regarded as the dynamic element by means of which the
machinery of cell division is organized.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
centrosome
n 1: small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains
the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
[syn: centrosome, central body]