COCCUS


Meaning of COCCUS in English

— coccal, coccic /kok"sik/ , adj. — coccous , adj.

/kok"euhs/ , n. , pl. cocci /-suy, -see/ .

1. Bacteriol. a spherical bacterium. See diag. under bacteria .

2. Bot. one of the carpels of a schizocarp.

[ 1755-65; kókkos grain, seed, berry ]

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