English Dictionary: Cocci | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Cocci | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Coccus \[d8]Coc"cus\, n.; pl. {Cocci}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] grain, seed. See {Cochineal}.] 1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect ({Coccus cacti}). 3. (Biol.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule. |