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

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

• candidiasis, moniliasis, monilia disease — an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans)