torula

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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.

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Meanings

nountorula (plural torulas or torulae)

plural torulas · plural 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.

Origin

  1. Latintorulus
  2. Englishtorula

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

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APA

torula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torula

MLA

“torula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torula. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torula,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torula.

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