English Explanatory Dictionary

chlorella

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any single-celled green alga, of the genus Chlorella, found especially in stagnant water; now produced commercially as a food supplement.

Word forms

chlorella chlorellae chlorellas

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”).

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