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Definitions for Coccus

[1] Bacteriology . a spherical bacterium.
[2] Botany . one of the carpels of a schizocarp.
[3] a combining form representing coccus in compound words: streptococcus.
[4] any spherical or nearly spherical bacterium, such as a staphylococcus Compare bacillus (def. 1), spirillum (def. 1)
[5] the part of a fruit that contains one seed and separates from the whole fruit at maturity
[6] any of the scale insects of the genus Coccus

Words nearby Coccus

cocciferous, coccobacillary, coccobacillus, coccoid, coccolith, coccus, coccyalgia, coccydynia, coccygeal, coccygeal body, coccygeal ganglion

Origin of Coccus

1755–65; < New Latin < Greek kókkos grain, seed, berry

Other words from Coccus

coc·cal , coc·cic [kok -sik] /ˈkɒk sɪk/ , adjective
coc·cous , adjective
coc′ coid′ (kŏk′ oid′ ) null adj.

Word origin for Coccus

C18: from New Latin, from Greek kokkos berry, grain