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

Word History and Origins

Origin of baculiform¹

< Latin bacul ( um ) walking stick, staff + -i- + -form

Word History and Origins

Origin of baculiform¹

C19: from baculi- , from Latin baculum walking stick + _{- form}

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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