baculum

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæk.jə.ləm/

Noun

baculum (plural baculums or bacula)

1. (zoology) A bone found in the penis of some placental mammals.

   Synonyms: os penis, penis bone, penile bone

   • 2018 January 24, Elsa Panciroli, The Guardian:

     Bacula can be straight rods, s-shaped curves, or even bizarre, flared scoops.

2. A small rod-like structure found in spores and pollen.
   • 1993, M. R. Saxena, Palynology: A Treatise, page 34:

     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).

Derived terms

• probaculum

Related terms

• argumentum ad baculum
• bacular
• bacule
• baculiform
• baculine

Translations

bone found in the penis of some mammals

Afrikaans: penisbeen Chinese: Mandarin: 陰莖骨 / 阴茎骨 (zh) (yīnjīnggǔ) Dutch: penisbot n, penisbeen n Estonian: peeniseluu Finnish: siitinluu French: baculum (fr) m, os pénien m German: Penisknochen m Icelandic: reðurbein n Japanese: 陰茎骨 (ja) (いんけいこつ, inkeikotsu) Korean: 음경골(陰莖骨) (eumgyeonggol) Norwegian: penisbein penisben Polish: bakulum (pl) n, kość prącia f Portuguese: báculo (pt) m Russian: ба́кулюм m (bákuljum) Spanish: báculo (es) m, hueso peniano m Swedish: penisben n

Dutch

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin baculum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baː.ky.lʏm/
• Hyphenation: ba‧cu‧lum

Noun

baculum n (plural bacula)

1. penis bone

   Synonyms: penisbot, penisbeen