Coccus (plural = cocci)

• Title

  Coccus (plural = cocci)

• Definition

  One of the parts of a dry fruit that breaks into usually 1-seeded segments; e.g., the fruit of Serjania spp. (Sapindaceae); in the Euphorbiaceae, one of the sections of the wall of a dry dehiscent fruit.

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