1. genus of parasitic yeastlike imperfect fungi having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains; some species usually placed in other genera especially genus Candida;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Monilia
n 1: genus of parasitic yeastlike imperfect fungi having
spherical or oval conidia in branched chains; some species
usually placed in other genera especially genus Candida