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

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bacteriainsectssphericalcacticarpelscochinealdryformfruitgenusglobulehemipterousinsectlikenearlyscaleseparableshapedbot

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cocculusCocculus carolinuscocculus indicusCoccus hesperidum

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coccoid

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