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One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.

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  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.
  4. n. any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
  5. 1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit. 2. (Zoöl.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti). 3. (Biol.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.
  6. n:100 n. any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria