GENUS CHLORELLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Chlorella mean? 

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

1. nonmotile unicellular green algae potentially important as source of high-grade protein and B-complex vitamins

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CHLORELLA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nonmotile unicellular green algae potentially important as source of high-grade protein and B-complex vitamins

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Chlorella" is a kind of...):

protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)

Meronyms (members of "genus Chlorella"):

chlorella (any alga of the genus Chlorella)

Holonyms ("genus Chlorella" is a member of...):

Chlorococcales; order Chlorococcales (unicellular green algae that reproduce by spores)