CHLORELLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chlorella mean? 

• CHLORELLA (noun)
  The noun CHLORELLA has 1 sense:

1. any alga of the genus Chlorella

  Familiarity information: CHLORELLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHLORELLA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any alga of the genus Chlorella

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("chlorella" is a kind of...):

alga; algae (primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves)

Holonyms ("chlorella" is a member of...):

genus Chlorella (nonmotile unicellular green algae potentially important as source of high-grade protein and B-complex vitamins)

 Context examples 

Unexpectedly, the researchers discovered genetic sequences from Acanthocystis turfacea chlorella virus 1 (ATCV-1), a type of Chlorovirus, which infects green algae.

(Algal Virus Infects, Affects Humans, NIH)