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語源

From genus name Spirulina, from Spirula + -ina, after the spiral-shaped bacteria Arthrospira.

発音

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

名詞

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 0164-8497, 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, […]