məˈnilēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin monile necklace; from the chain of spores
1. capitalized : the type genus of Moniliaceae comprising imperfect fungi with hyaline or colored oval to short cylindric conidia borne in branched chains that resemble the vegetative hyphae and including in some classifications various fungi that are now usually placed in other genera (as Candida )
2. plural monilias or monilia : any fungus of the genus Monilia
3. or monilia disease -s : brown rot 1a