Defn: Bearing or producing berries; bacciferous; as, cocciferrous trees or plants.
COCCINELLA
Coc`ci*nel"la, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. coccineus scarlet-colored. See
Cochoneal.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of small beetles of many species. They and their larvæ feed on aphids or plant lice, and hence are of great benefit to man. Also called ladybirds and ladybugs.
COCCOBACTERIUM Coc`co*bac*te"ri*um, n.; pl. Coccobacteria. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. bacterium. So called from its round shape.] (Biol.)
Defn: One of the round variety of bacteria, a vegetable organism, generally less than a thousandth of a millimeter in diameter.
COCCOLITE
Coc"co*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite: cf. F. coccalite.] (Min.)
Defn: A granular variety of pyroxene, green or white in color.
COCCOLITH
Coc"co*lith, n. Etym: [Gr. -lith.] (Biol.)
Defn: One of a kind of minute, calcareous bodies, probably vegetable, often abundant in deep-sea mud.
COCCOSPHERE
Coc"co*sphere, n. Etym: [Gr. sphere.] (Biol.)