|käkəs noun combining form
( plural -cocci |käˌkī, |käkē, |käkˌsī, |käksē)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kokkos
1. : plant having berries, seeds, or cocci (of a specified type) — usually in generic names
Oxy coccus
Ptero coccus
2. : berry-shaped organism — especially in generic names of algae and bacteria
Proto coccus
Micro coccus
Strepto coccus
Staphylo coccus