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coccus definition

coc·cus (käk′əs)

noun pl. cocci coc′ci′ (käk′sī′)

  1. a bacterium of a spherical shape
  2. any of the carpels, containing one seed, into which compound fruits split when ripe

Etymology: ModL < Gr kokkos, a kernel, seed, berry

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