1. (n.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.

2. (n.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti).

3. (n.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.

adenovirus aerobe aerobic bacteria amoeba anaerobe anaerobic bacteria bacillus bacteria bacterium bug disease-producing microorganism echovirus enterovirus filterable virus fungus germ gram-negative bacteria gram-positive bacteria microbe microorganism mold nonfilterable virus pathogen picornavirus protozoa protozoon reovirus rhinovirus rickettsia spirillum spirochete spore staphylococcus streptococcus trypanosome vibrio virus