MONILIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Monilia

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("monilia" is a kind of...):

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

Holonyms ("monilia" is a member of...):

genus Monilia (genus of parasitic yeastlike imperfect fungi having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains; some species usually placed in other genera especially genus Candida)

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