chlorella

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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.

Origintaxonomic name Chlorella ← New Latin chlorella ← Ancient Greek χλωρός →
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Meanings

nounchlorella (plural chlorellae or chlorellas)

plural chlorellae · plural chlorellas

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

    Many people use chlorella for a nutrient factor isolated in the 1950s and not available in other green foods: "Chlorella Growth Factor" (CGF). CGF is related to the special nature of chlorella's nucleic acid. The nucleic acid in the human body ...

    2002, Paul Pitchford, Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition, North Atlantic Books, →ISBN, page 233

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχλωρός“pale green”
  2. New Latinchlorella
  3. taxonomic nameChlorella
  4. Englishchlorella

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chlorella

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APA

chlorella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorella

MLA

“chlorella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorella. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chlorella,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorella.

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