[tor.u.la] n, pl -lae also -las [NL, fr. L torus protuberance] (1861): any of various fungi and esp. yeasts that lack sexual spores, do not produce alcoholic fermentations, and are typically acid formers--called also torula yeast
TORULA
Meaning of TORULA in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012