D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Ascococcus

· As·co·coc·cus · IPA /ˌæskəˈkɑkəs/
01 n. A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is inclosed in a hyaline capsule and con…
pl. Ascococci
  1. 1.
    A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is inclosed in a hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical micrococci.(Biol.)