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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ;
- Example: "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus"
[syn: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

organelle n 1: a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus" [syn: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ]