Ascococcus
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As`co`coc´cus
n. 1. (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.