Coccus
Coccus , noun
[New Latin, from Greek {not transcribed} grain, seed. See Cochineal.]
1.
(Botany) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.
2.
(Zoology) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti).
3.
(Biology) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.