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bacules

bacules is the plural of bacule.

Meaning of bacule

Noun

bacule (plural bacules)

  1. A rod-like element on the surface of some pollen.
    • Atyug (1971) pointed out that the pollen of S. compacta have prominent bacules. The present electron microscopic study, however reveals that those protuberences are spinules and not bacules.1998, Journal of Palynology, volume 34, numbers 1-4, page 5
    Synonyms:
    baculum, columella

Questions about bacules

What is bacules the plural of?
Bacules is the plural of bacule.

Words near bacules in the dictionary

  1. Bacuag
  2. bacula
  3. bacular
  4. baculate
  5. bacule
  6. bacules
  7. baculi
  8. baculicone
  9. baculicones
  10. baculiconic
  11. baculiferous

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