chlorella
[ kluh-rel-uh ]
noun
any freshwater, unicellular green alga of the genus Chlorella.
Origin of chlorella
1Other words from chlorella
- chlo·rel·la·ceous [klawr-uh-ley-shuhs, klohr-], /ˌklɔr əˈleɪ ʃəs, ˌkloʊr-/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for chlorella
chlorella
/ (klɔːˈrɛlə, klə-) /
noun
any microscopic unicellular green alga of the genus Chlorella: some species are used in the preparation of human food
Origin of chlorella
1C19: from New Latin, from chloro- + Latin -ella, diminutive suffix
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