'Cocci' definitions:
Definition of 'cocci'
From: WordNet
noun
Any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria [syn: coccus, cocci]
Definition of 'Cocci'
From: GCIDE
- Coccus \Coc"cus\, n.; pl. Cocci. [NL., fr. Gr. ? grain, seed. See Cochineal.]
- 1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti). [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Biol.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule. [1913 Webster]