torula

noun

In botany, a small torus.

noun

A genus of mucedinous fungi, having decumbent sterile hyphæ and conidia single or in a series. About 100 species are known.

noun

A chain of special bacteria.

noun

A genus of budding fungi. Same as saccharomyces. Also used adjectively.

noun

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