NOUN | plant | genus Candida | a genus of yeastlike imperfect fungi |
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Meaning | A genus of yeastlike imperfect fungi; sometimes included in genus Monilia of the family Moniliaceae. | |
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Member of | Moniliales, order Moniliales | Order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a pycnidium |
Members | Candida albicans, Monilia albicans | A parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina |
candida | Any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida | |
Broader | fungus genus | Includes lichen genera |
Spanish | genus candida | |
Catalan | genus candida |
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