Definitions for coccus
ˈkɒk əscoc·cus

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coccus, coccinoun

   any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coccusnoun

   Any approximately spherical bacterium

2. Etymology: from κόκκος

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1. coccus

   Coccus is a bacterium that has a spherical or oval shape. It is a type of bacteria and is typically observed as either a singular organism or in colonies. This term is primarily used in the field of microbiology. Some known species of coccus bacteria include staphylococci (which can cause skin infections) and streptococci (which can cause sore throat and heart disease).

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1. Coccusnoun

   one of the separable carpels of a dry fruit

2. Coccusnoun

   a genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti)

3. Coccusnoun

   a form of bacteria, shaped like a globule

4. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. grain, seed. See Cochineal.]

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1. Coccus

   Coccus can be used to describe any bacterium that has a spherical shape. It is one of the three distinct types of bacteria shapes, the other two being bacillus and spirillum cells. Coccus is an English loanword of a Neolatin noun, which in turn stems from the Greek masculine noun kokkos meaning "berry". The term 'coccus' is used in botany to denote a mericarp or 1-seeded segment of a schizocarp.

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1. Coccus

   kok′us, n. one of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit: (zool.) a genus of insects in the order Hemiptera, and type of a family including many forms injurious to plants, and a few others useful to man.—n. Cocc′ulus, a tropical genus of climbing plants (Menispermaceæ).—Cocculus Indicus, a drug consisting of the dried fruit of Anamirta cocculus, having narcotic and poisonous properties—yielding picrotoxin. [L.,—Gr. kokkos, a berry.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of coccus in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of coccus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=coccus
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Coccus
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coccus
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=coccus
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=coccus
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=coccus