| genus monilia | (n) genus of parasitic yeastlike imperfect fungi having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains; some species usually placed in other genera especially genus Candida |
| monilia | (n) any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Monilia |
| moniliaceae | (n) family of imperfect fungi having white or brightly colored hyphae and spores that are produced directly on the mycelium and not aggregated in fruiting bodies, Syn. family Moniliaceae |
| moniliales | (n) order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a pycnidium, Syn. order Moniliales |
| candida albicans | (n) a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina, Syn. Monilia albicans |
| candidiasis | (n) an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans), Syn. moniliasis, monilia disease |