Coc·cus n.; pl. Cocci
1. Bot. One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.
2. Zool. A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti).
3. Biol. A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.
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coccus
n : any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria [syn: cocci]
[also: cocci (pl)]
cocci
n : any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria [syn: coccus]