Coccus

n.	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.

Noun

1.

coccus - any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria Synonyms: cocci

cocci, eubacteria, eubacterium, staph, staphylococci, staphylococcus, true bacteria