Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Torula \Tor"u*la\, n.; pl. {Torul[ae]} [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.