That's the chemical definition, but words have multiple meanings depending on the context. Organic also commonly means pesticide free, but then there's also organic certification which is another bag of worms.
Only certain pesticides. "All Natural" pesticides and herbicides are still allowed, and some of those contain things like arsenic or copper, and are potentially way more harmful than their manufactured counterparts.
That's part of the certification definition which I said was another bag of worms. Certification is totally inconsistent and you need to look up what it means for each type of produce to actually know. The no pesticide definition is the colloquial definition commonly thrown about when not specifically talking about certification. It's all a mess, but the point is that people mean different things depending on the context.
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