coccus

See also: -coccus and Coccus

English

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.kəs/

Noun

coccus (plural cocci)

  1. Any approximately spherical bacterium.
  2. One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit.

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