coccobacterium Meaning, Definition & Usage

Coc`co*bac*te"ri*um noun

Etymology

NL., fr. Gr. a grain + NL. bacterium. So called from its round shape.

Wordforms

plural Coccobacteria

Definitions

1. (Biol.) One of the round variety of bacteria, a vegetable organism, generally less than a thousandth of a millimeter in diameter.