"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 taxonomic name Chlorella, from New Latin chlorella, from chlōrus + -ella (“diminutive”), from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul-tax|Chlorella}} taxonomic name Chlorella, {{der|en|la-new|chlorella}} New Latin chlorella, {{suf|la|chlōrus|-ella|t2=diminutive}} chlōrus + -ella (“diminutive”), {{der|la-new|grc|χλωρός||pale green}} Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) 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.

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