cocci

2 definitions found

cocci - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Coccus \Coc"cus\, n.; pl. Cocci. [NL., fr. Gr. ? grain, seed.
     See Cochineal.]
     1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.
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     2. (Zool.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale
        insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti).
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     3. (Biol.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.
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cocci - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cocci
      n 1: any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria [syn: coccus,
           cocci]