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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

;

pl.

Torulae

[NL., dim. of L.

torus

a semicircular molding.]

(Biol.)

(a)

A chain of special bacteria.

(b)

A genus of budding fungi. Same as

. Also used adjectively.

torula ‎(plural torulas or torulae)

Any of a group of fungi, Candida utilis, related to the yeasts, sometimes used in processed food