coccus

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɒ.kəs/ (US) IPA(key): [ˈkʰɑkəs] Homophone: caucus (cot–caught merger) === Noun === coccus (plural cocci) Any approximately spherical bacterium. One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit. Synonym: (obsolete) coque ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Oxycoccus === References === “coccus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. coccus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia