chlorella
See also: Chlorella
English
editEtymology
editA use as a common noun of the genus name Chlorella.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɛlə
Noun
editchlorella (plural chlorellae or chlorellas)
- Any single-celled green alga, of the genus Chlorella, found especially in stagnant water; now produced commercially as a food supplement.
- 2002, Paul Pitchford, Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition, North Atlantic Books, →ISBN, page 233:
- 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 ...
References
editLatin
editEtymology
editFeminine form of chlōrellus, diminutive in -ellus of chlōrus, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “green”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
editchlōrella f (genitive chlōrellae); first declension
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | chlōrella | chlōrellae |
Genitive | chlōrellae | chlōrellārum |
Dative | chlōrellae | chlōrellīs |
Accusative | chlōrellam | chlōrellās |
Ablative | chlōrellā | chlōrellīs |
Vocative | chlōrella | chlōrellae |
Spanish
editNoun
editchlorella f (plural chlorellas)
- chlorella
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