torulas

Variant of torula

torula definition

toru·la (tôr′o̵o lə)

noun pl. torulae -·lae′ (-lē′) or torulas -·las

any of a group of yeastlike fungi that reproduce by budding: some cause animal disease and others ferment food

Etymology: ModL < L torus, a bulge + -ula, -ule

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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