liver
A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.
Other meanings
This organ, as taken from animals used as food.
“I'd like some goose liver pate.”
A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like the colour of liver.
Word history
From Old English "lifer".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “liver” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.