SPIRULINA


Meaning of SPIRULINA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌspī-rə-ˈlī-nə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from spirula small coil, diminutive of Latin spira coil

Date: 1977

: a microscopic filamentous aquatic cyanobacterium (genus Spirulina, especially S. platensis syn. Arthrospira platensis ) that is sometimes cultivated for use as food especially as a dietary supplement

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.