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BACULIFORM

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ba⋅cu⋅li⋅form

  [buh-kyoo-luh-fawrm, bak-yuh-]
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–adjective Biology.
rod-shaped.
Origin:
< L bacul(um) walking stick, staff + -i- + -form
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bac·u·li·form   (bāk'yə-lə-fôrm', bə-kyōō'lə-)   
adj.  Rod-shaped.

[Latin baculum, stick; see bak- in Indo-European roots + -form.]
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