organo

n. [ Organo- + -gen. ] (Chem.) A name given to any one of the four elements, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, which are especially characteristic ingredients of organic compounds; also, by extension, to other elements sometimes found in the same connection; as sulphur, phosphorus, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Organo- + genesis. ] 1. (Biol.) The origin and development of organs in animals and plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) The germ history of the organs and systems of organs, -- a branch of morphogeny. Haeckel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to organogenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Biol.) Organogenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. organographique. ] Of or pertaining to organography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in organography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Organo- + -graphy: cf. F. organographie. ] A description of the organs of animals or plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. organoleptique, fr. Gr. &unr_; an organ + &unr_; to lay hold of. ] (Physiol.) Making an impression upon an organ; plastic; -- said of the effect or impression produced by any substance on the organs of touch, taste, or smell, and also on the organism as a whole. [ 1913 Webster ]