Baculum Definition

băkyə-ləm

bacula, baculum

noun

A slim bone that supports rigidity of the penis in many mammals, including rodents, carnivores, and primates.

Webster's New World

The bone of the penis of many mammals, including most rodents, carnivores, and nonhuman primates.

American Heritage Medicine

A bone found in the penis of some mammals.

Wiktionary

A small rod-like structure found in spores and pollen.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Baculum

Singular:

baculum

Plural:

bacula

New Latin from Latin rod, stick bak- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin baculum (“stick, staff, sceptre, cudgel”)

From Wiktionary

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