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noun
Any single-celled green alga, of the genus Chlorella, found especially in stagnant water; now produced commercially as a food supplement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any alga of the genus Chlorella
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: alga, algae
History
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”).
