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baculiform

[ buh-kyoo-luh-fawrm, bak-yuh- ]

adjective

, Biology.
  1. having the shape of a rod; rod-shaped.


baculiform

/ ˈbækjuː-; bəˈkjuːlɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

  1. biology shaped like a rod

    baculiform fungal spores

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Word History and Origins

Origin of baculiform1

< Latin bacul ( um ) walking stick, staff + -i- + -form
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Word History and Origins

Origin of baculiform1

C19: from baculi- , from Latin baculum walking stick + - form
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Example Sentences

According to both St. Bonaventura and Tomás de Celano, St. Francis of Assisi’s manual stigmata included baculiform masses of what presented as hardened black flesh extrudent from both volar planes.

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