"chlorella" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chlorellae [plural], chlorellas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlə Etymology: A use as a common noun of the genus name Chlorella. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Chlorella|genus}} Chlorella Head templates: {{en-noun|chlorellae|s}} chlorella (plural chlorellae or chlorellas)
  1. Any single-celled green alga, of the genus Chlorella, found especially in stagnant water; now produced commercially as a food supplement. Wikipedia link: chlorella Categories (lifeform): Green algae

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