coccus

See also: Coccus and -coccus

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰɑkəs]
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

coccus (plural cocci)

  1. Any approximately spherical bacterium.
  2. One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit.
    Synonym: (obsolete) coque

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