English Explanatory Dictionary

coccus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

[ˈkʰɑkəs] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coccus.wav

Word forms

coccus cocci

Etymology

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

Synonyms

coque

Related words

Oxycoccus

Derived words

-cocci coccic coccicidal coccicide coccoidal coccous -coccus diplococcus megacoccus pentacoccous
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