Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Ascococcus

Ascococcus ({not transcribed}) , noun

[New Latin, from Greek 'asko`s bladder, bag + {not transcribed} kernel.]

(Biology) A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is inclosed in a hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical micrococci.