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torula

torula noun: any of a species of fungi, Cyberlindnera jadinii (synonym Candida utilis, basionym Torula utilis), related to the yeasts used in baking and brewing, sometimes used in processed food.

Noun

torula (plural torulas or torulae)

  1. Any of a species of fungi, Cyberlindnera jadinii (synonym Candida utilis, basionym Torula utilis), related to the yeasts used in baking and brewing, sometimes used in processed food.
  2. A genus of fungi, which in its current circumscription does not include (1).
  3. A small torus.

Forms of torula

pluraltorulas
pluraltorulae

Origin of torula

From Latin torulus, diminutive of torus (“swelling”).

Words formed from torula

Questions about torula

What does torula mean?
Torula means any of a species of fungi, Cyberlindnera jadinii (synonym Candida utilis, basionym Torula utilis), related to the yeasts used in baking and brewing, sometimes used in processed food.
What part of speech is torula?
Torula is a noun.
What is the plural of torula?
The plural of torula is torulas.

Words near torula in the dictionary

  1. torturously
  2. tortury
  3. torty
  4. toruffle
  5. toruffled
  6. torula
  7. torulaceous
  8. torulae
  9. torulaform
  10. torularhodin
  11. torularhodinaldehyde

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