spirulina
noun
spi·ru·lina
ˌspī-rə-ˈlī-nə 
ˌspir-ə-ˈlē-
: a microscopic filamentous aquatic cyanobacterium (genus Spirulina, especially S. platensis synonym Arthrospira platensis) that is sometimes cultivated for use as food especially as a dietary supplement
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Strand-smoothing polymers and spirulina protein mimic the effects of a keratin treatment without a trip to the salon.
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Sarah Han, Allure, 18 July 2024
Your Super Super Green Mix has just six ingredients: wheatgrass, barley grass, moringa, baobab, spirulina, and chlorella.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Verywell Health, 9 July 2024
Even the butter that comes with an astonishing laminated bread is concocted from spirulina algae.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 July 2024
The smoothie, available March 27 through April 8, is made with bananas, wild blueberries, apples, blueberry juice blend, white grape lemon juice blend, protein blend and blue spirulina, a blue-green algae powder.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
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Sarah Han, Allure, 18 July 2024
Your Super Super Green Mix has just six ingredients: wheatgrass, barley grass, moringa, baobab, spirulina, and chlorella.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Verywell Health, 9 July 2024
Even the butter that comes with an astonishing laminated bread is concocted from spirulina algae.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 July 2024
The smoothie, available March 27 through April 8, is made with bananas, wild blueberries, apples, blueberry juice blend, white grape lemon juice blend, protein blend and blue spirulina, a blue-green algae powder.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Spirulina.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spirulina. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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