n., pl., coc·ci (kŏk'sī, kŏk'ī).
- A bacterium having a spherical or spheroidal shape.
- Botany. A division containing a single seed that splits apart from a many-lobed fruit.
[New Latin, from Greek kokkos, grain, seed.]
coccal coc'cal (kŏk'əl) adj.
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