ascococcus

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun In bacterial., a generic name generally regarded as a synonym of Micrococcus. See Micrococcus.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun (Biol.) 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.

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• noun biology A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is enclosed in a hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical micrococci.