baculiform vs rod-shaped

baculiform and rod-shaped both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
baculiform	No	Yes	No	No
rod-shaped	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, baculiform and rod-shaped are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of baculiform include bacillar, bacillary, bacilliform.

baculiform (adjective)	rod-shaped (adjective)
formed like a bacillus	formed like a bacillus
	resembling a rod