Bible Dictionaries
Coccus

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.

(2):

(n.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti).

(3):

(n.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Coccus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/coccus.html. 1828.