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spi•ru•li•na
(spī′rə lī′nə),USA pronunciation n.
- Nutrition, Microbiologyany of the blue-green algae of the genus Spirulina, sometimes added to food for its nutrient value.
- Neo-Latin, equivalent. to spīrul(a) small coil (see spiral, -ule) + -ina -ina; so called from their corkscrew shape