genus candida

1. 1.

   a genus of yeastlike imperfect fungi; sometimes included in genus Monilia of the family Moniliaceae

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofMoniliales

Questions about genus candida

What does genus candida mean?

genus candida means "a genus of yeastlike imperfect fungi; sometimes included in genus Monilia of the family Moniliaceae".

Is genus candida a common word?

genus candida is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.