staphylococcus
English
/ˌstæfɪləˈkɒkəs/
noun
Definitions
- A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek σταφυλή (grape, bunch of grapes, cluster of grapes).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σταφυλή
Gloss
grape, bunch of grapes, cluster of grapes
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antistaphylococcal English
- antistaphylococcic English
- nonstaphylococcal English
- staphylococcal English
- staphylococcemia English
- staphylococcic English
- πολυστάφυλος Ancient Greek
- σταφυλή Ancient Greek
- σταφυλοβολεῖον Ancient Greek
- σταφυλόδενδρον Ancient Greek
- ἄρκτος Ancient Greek
- *stebʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- σταφύλι Greek (modern)