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noun
Coccus  n.  (pl. cocci)  
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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"Coccus" Quotes from Famous Books



... fact of all characters whatever occasionally varying. It is known, for instance, that certain species and varieties of the vine resist phylloxera better than others. Andrew Knight found in one variety or species of the apple which was not in the least attacked by coccus, and another variety has been observed in South Australia. Certain varieties of the peach resist mildew, and several other such cases could be given. Therefore there is no great improbability in a new variety of potato arising which would resist the fungus completely, or at ...
— The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II • Francis Darwin


Words linked to "Coccus" :   Coccus hesperidum, staphylococcus, eubacteria, staphylococci, coccal, eubacterium, Dactylopius coccus, staph, cocci, genus Coccus


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