n.
Pronunciation: - ' kä-k ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -coc · ci \ - ' käk- ˌ s ī , - ˌ s ē , - ' kä- ˌ k ī , - ˌ k ē \
Etymology: New Latin
Date: circa 1902
: any of a genus ( Cryptococcus ) of budding imperfect fungi that resemble yeasts and include a number of saprophytes and a few serious pathogens
– cryp · to · coc · cal \ - ' kä-k ə l \ adjective