Torula

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Saccharomyces \Sac`cha*ro*my"ces\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? sugar + ?,
   ?, a fungus.] (Biol.)
   A genus of budding fungi, the various species of which have
   the power, to a greater or less extent, or splitting up sugar
   into alcohol and carbonic acid. They are the active agents in
   producing fermentation of wine, beer, etc. {Saccharomyces
   cerevisiae} is the yeast of sedimentary beer. Also called
   {Torula}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Torula \Tor"u*la\, n.; 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 {Saccharomyces}. Also
       used adjectively.
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