Dictionary

baculum en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbæk.jə.ləm/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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:

Forms

Deriveds

probaculum

Relateds

bacule · baculine · bacular · baculiform · argumentum ad baculum

Synonyms

penis bone · os penis · penile bone

Translations (21)

nl penisbot (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · sv penisben (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · pl bakulum (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · ko 음경골 (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · et peeniseluu (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · ru ба́кулюм (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · af penisbeen (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · es hueso peniano (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · vi xương dương vật (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · fr baculum (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · de Penisknochen (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · cmn 陰莖骨 /阴茎骨 (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · pl kość prącia (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · ja 陰茎骨 (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · fi siitinluu (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · nl penisbeen (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · fr os pénien (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · is reðurbein (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · no penisbein penisben (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · es báculo (bone found in the penis of some mammals) · pt báculo (bone found in the penis of some mammals)

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