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CANDIDA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("candida" is a kind of...):
fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "candida"):
Candida albicans; Monilia albicans (a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina)
Holonyms ("candida" is a member of...):
genus Candida (a genus of yeastlike imperfect fungi; sometimes included in genus Monilia of the family Moniliaceae)
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