Candida

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See also: candida, cándida, cândida, Cándida, and Cândida

Translingual

Candida tropicalis, formerly called Candida vulgaris

Candida albicans

Etymology

Feminine singular of Latin candidus (“of a shining, dazzling white”).

Proper noun

Candida f

A taxonomic genus within the family Saccharomycetaceae – several yeasts, some of which cause fungal infections such as thrush.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Saccharomycotina - subphylum; Saccharomycetes - class; Saccharomycetales - order; Saccharomycetaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Candida tropicalis - type species; Candida albicans, Candida auris, Candida glabrata, Candida krusei - selected other species

References

Candida (fungus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Candida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Candida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Candida at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Candida at MycoBank
Candida at Index Fungorum

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kanˈdida/
Rhymes: -ida
Syllabification: Can‧di‧da

Proper noun

Candida f

a female given name

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