Candida

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

1. A taxonomic genus within the order Saccharomycetales – 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

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 Encyclopedia of Life
• Candida at MycoBank
• Candida at Index Fungorum

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈdida/ [kãn̪ˈd̪i.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ida
• Syllabification: Can‧di‧da

Proper noun

Candida f

1. a female given name