Latin. n. Insect (coccus ilicis) used for dye, scarlet dye color, scarlet cloth wool.
- 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.
- (Biol.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.