Coccus Definition
kŏkəs
cocci
noun
cocci
A bacterium of a spherical shape.
Webster's New World
Any of the carpels, containing one seed, into which compound fruits split when ripe.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
suffix
A microorganism of spherical or spheroidal shape.
Streptococcus.
American Heritage
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Coccus.
Gonococcus.
Webster's New World
Origin of Coccus
New Latin coccus, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kokkos, “grain, seed")
From Wiktionary
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kokkos, “grain, seed”)
From Wiktionary
New Latin from Greek kokkos grain, seed
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From coccus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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