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