‖Coc′co‐bac‐te″ri‐um (?), n.; pl.Coccobacteria (#). [NL., fr. Gr. � a grain + NL. bacterium. So called from its round shape.] (Biol.) One of the round variety of bacteria, a vegetable organism, generally less than a thousandth of a millimeter in diameter.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.