bacule
noun/ˈbækjuːl/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin baculum.
1
Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Palynology, Physical sciences A rod-like element on the surface of some pollen.
- Atyug (1971) pointed out that the pollen of S. compacta have prominent bacules. The present electron microscopic study, however reveals that those protuberences are spinules and not bacules.1998, Journal of Palynology, volume 34, numbers 1-4, page 5: