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noun

Coccus n. (pl. cocci)

(Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.

(Zool.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti).

(Biol.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.

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Etymology of 'Coccus'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Coccus" Quotes from Famous Books

... destroy the foliage. Two or three times watering with this liquor, by means of a garden engine, will destroy and remove the vermin. The application of clay-paint, too, has been found of great utility in destroying the different insects, such as the coccus, thrips, and fly, which infest peach, nectarine, and other fine fruit trees, on walls, and in hot-houses. This paint is prepared by taking a quantity of the most tenacious brown clay, and diffusing it in as much soft water as will bring it to the consistence ...

— The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, • Mary Eaton

... applied with a soft brush is considered to be a good remedy for Scale. It is, however, advisable (as in other remedies) to test this on a small number of plants at first. A near relative, a large brown Coccus, infests pomaceous trees, and is especially partial to the Pyracantha, which it often kills outright. The Scale of the Vine is Pulvinaria or Coccus vitis. Careful washing with soap and water, and the destruction ...

— The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition • Sutton and Sons

Words linked to "Coccus" : genus Coccus, eubacteria, Coccus hesperidum, cocci, staphylococcus, staphylococci, true bacteria