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baculum

/ˈbæk.jə.ləm/

baculum noun: a bone found in the penis of some placental mammals.

Noun

baculum (plural baculums or bacula)

  1. A bone found in the penis of some placental mammals.
    • Bacula can be straight rods, s-shaped curves, or even bizarre, flared scoops.2018 January 24, Elsa Panciroli, The Guardian
  2. A small rod-like structure found in spores and pollen.
    • The sexine usually consists of two main parts, a partially or wholly covering layer — the tectum (roof) and below that the rods or rod-like elements — the bacules (baculum, columella).1993, M. R. Saxena, Palynology: A Treatise, page 34

baculum meaning in Vietnamese

baculum in Vietnamese

bone found in the penis of some mammals
xương dương vật

Synonyms of baculum

Forms of baculum

pluralbaculums
pluralbacula

Origin of baculum

Learned borrowing from Latin baculum (“stick, staff, sceptre, cudgel”).

Words formed from baculum

Phrases with baculum

Questions about baculum

What does baculum mean?
Baculum means a bone found in the penis of some placental mammals.
What is baculum in Vietnamese?
Baculum in Vietnamese is xương dương vật. See Baculum meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is baculum?
Baculum is a noun.
How do you pronounce baculum?
Baculum is pronounced /ˈbæk.jə.ləm/.
What is the plural of baculum?
The plural of baculum is baculums.

Words near baculum in the dictionary

  1. baculosomes
  2. baculoviral
  3. baculovirally
  4. baculovirus
  5. baculoviruses
  6. baculum
  7. baculums
  8. baculus
  9. Bacungan
  10. Bacup
  11. bacupari

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