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chlo•rel•la
(klə rel′ə),USA pronunciation n.
chlo•rel•la•ceous
(klôr′ə lā′shəs, klōr′-),USA pronunciation adj.
- Microbiologyany freshwater, unicellular green alga of the genus Chlorella.
- Neo-Latin; see chlor-1, -ella
- 1890;