coccus
coccus definition
coc·cus (käk′əs)
noun pl. cocci coc′ci′ (käk′sī′)
- a bacterium of a spherical shape
- any of the carpels, containing one seed, into which compound fruits split when ripe
Etymology: ModL < Gr kokkos, a kernel, seed, berry
Related Forms:
- coccoid coc′·coid′ adjective
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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