noun🔗ShareAny approximately spherical bacterium."The doctor identified the infection as being caused by a type of bacteria where each individual cell was a coccus, meaning it was round. "microorganismbiologymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit."After the impatiens flower dried, the pod split open, revealing each coccus containing the seeds. "fruitplantseedbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading