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torula

tor·u·la [ táwryələ, táwrələ ] (plural tor·u·lae [ táwryə l, táwryə l ] or tor·u·las)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. nutritious yeast: an edible yeast that is cultivated for use as a medicine and food additive. Latin name Candida utilis.

2. fungus: a yeast fungus that does not have sexual spores. Many of them grow on dead vegetation and fermented sugars. Genus Torula.

[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin< Latin torus "bulge"]
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