-coccus - The Dictionary

-coccus(word root) spherical bacteriumExamples of words with the root -coccus: streptococcusAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreecoc·cus (k?k??s)n. pl. coc·ci (k?k?s?, k?k??) A bacterium having a spherical or spheroidal shape.[New Latin, from Greek kokkos, grain, seed.]coc?cal (k?k??l) adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.coccus (?k?k?s) n, pl -ci (-sa?) 1. (Microbiology) any spherical or nearly spherical bacterium, such as a staphylococcus. Compare bacillus1, spirillum12. (Botany) the part of a fruit that contains one seed and separates from the whole fruit at maturity3. (Animals) any of the scale insects of the genus Coccus[C18: from New Latin, from Greek kokkos berry, grain] ?coccoid, co?coidal, ?coccal, coccic adj ?coccous adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014coc?cus (?k?k ?s) n., pl. -ci (-s?, -s?). a spherical bacterium. [1755?65;