torula
noun
tor·u·la
ˈtȯr-yə-lə 
ˈtär-
ˈtär-
-ə-lə
plural torulae
ˈtȯr-(y)ə-ˌlē
also torulas
ˈtär-,
-ˌlī
also torulas
: any of various fungi (genus Torula) and especially yeasts that lack sexual spores, do not produce alcoholic fermentations, and are typically acid formers
called also torula yeast
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“Torula.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torula. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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torula
noun
tor·u·la
ˈtȯr-yə-lə
ˈtär-
ˈtär-
1
a
: any of various yeasts or fungi resembling yeasts that lack sexual spores, do not produce alcoholic fermentations, and are typically acid formers
b
2
capitalized
a
: a genus of usually dark colored chiefly saprophytic imperfect fungi (family Dematiaceae)
b
in some classifications
: a genus of yeasts including pathogens (as T. histolytica synonym Cryptococcus neoformans that causes cryptococcosis) usually placed in the genus Cryptococcus
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