spirulina

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English

Etymology

From genus name Spirulina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌspɪɹəˈliːnə/, /ˌspɪɹjʊˈliːnə/, /ˌspaɪɹəˈliːnə/
  • Rhymes: -iːnə

Noun

spirulina (uncountable)

  1. A food supplement prepared from blue-green algae of the genus Arthrospira found in soda lakes.
    • 1980, Christopher B. Hills, The Secrets of Spirulina: Medical Discoveries of Japanese Doctors, Nicholson:
      Another interesting factor in Spirulina is its effect upon appetite. Either it is so concentrated that the body signals a satisfaction feeling from the digestive tract where Spirulina has a remarkable 85% digestibility []
    • 1982 February, Paavo Airola, “Plant Sources of Vitamin B12”, in Vegetarian Times, →ISSN, page 88:
      Research by the meat and dairy industries has been slanted. New discoveries show that B12 can be found in numerous non-meat sources, such as olives, mushrooms, bananas, spirulina, bee pollen, concord grapes, []

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Italian

Noun

spirulina f (plural spiruline)

  1. spirulina

Spanish

Pronunciation

Noun

spirulina f (plural spirulinas)

  1. spirulina