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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fol•li•cle /ˈfɑlɪkəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anatomya small cavity, sac, or gland.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fol•li•cle (fol′i kəl),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomy
- a small cavity, sac, or gland.
- one of the small ovarian sacs containing an immature ovum;
Graafian follicle.
- Botanya dry seed vessel, or pod, consisting of a single carpel, splitting at maturity only along the front part of the suture.
- Latin folliculus small bag, shell, pod. See follis, -cle1
- 1640–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: follicle /ˈfɒlɪkəl/ n - any small sac or cavity in the body having an excretory, secretory, or protective function: a hair follicle
- a dry fruit, formed from a single carpel, that splits along one side only to release its seeds: occurs in larkspur and columbine
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin folliculus small bag, from follis pair of bellows, leather money-bagfollicular /fɒˈlɪkjʊlə/, folliculate /fɒˈlɪkjʊˌleɪt/, folˈlicuˌlated adj |