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1. (n.) follicle
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2. follicle
a small cavity, sac, or gland.
3. follicle
one of the small ovarian sacs containing a maturing ovum; Graafian follicle.
4. follicle
a dry seed pod consisting of a single carpel, splitting at maturity along the front of the seam.
Etymology: (1640–50; < L folliculus small bag, shell, pod =folli(s) bag, purse +-culus-cle1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) follicle
any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
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1. (noun) follicle
a simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspur and milkweed
2. (noun) follicle
a small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair follicle
3. (noun) follicle
a simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt
4. (noun) follicle
a small mass of adenoid tissue; as, a lymphatic follicle
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