ascococcus

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. In bacterial., a generic name generally regarded as a synonym of Micrococcus. See Micrococcus.

Wiktionary

1. n. 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.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. (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.