cocculus indicus

noun

The fishberry (fruit of Anamirta cocculus).

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Meanings

noun
  1. biologyThe fishberry (fruit of Anamirta cocculus).

Origin

  1. Latincocculus
  2. Englishcocculus indicus

From Latin cocculus, diminutive of coccum (“kermes berry”) + Indicus (“of India”).

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cocculus indicus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocculus%20indicus

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cocculus indicus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocculus%20indicus.

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