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    CANDIDA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candidaplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    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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