- follicle fol·li·cle n
- ['fɒlɪkl]
follicolo
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follicle fol·li·cle n
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Follicle — Fol li*cle, n. [L. folliculus a small bag, husk, pod, dim of follis bellows, an inflated ball, a leathern money bag, perh. akin to E. bellows: cf. F. follicule. Cf. 2d {Fool}.] 1. (Bot.) A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
follicle — fol•li•cle [[t]ˈfɒl ɪ kəl[/t]] n. 1) anat. a) a small cavity, sac, or gland b) one of the small ovarian sacs containing a maturing ovum; Graafian follicle 2) bot a dry seed pod consisting of a single carpel, splitting at maturity along the front… … From formal English to slang
follicle — fol|li|cle [ˈfɔlıkəl US ˈfa: ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Modern Latin; Origin: folliculus, from Latin follis bag ] one of the small holes in the skin that hairs grow from … Dictionary of contemporary English
follicle — fol|li|cle [ falıkl ] noun count a very small hole in your skin that contains the root of a hair … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
follicle — fol·li·cle … English syllables
follicle — 1. A more or less spherical mass of cells usually containing a cavity. 2. A crypt or minute cul de sac or lacuna, such as the depression in the skin from which the hair emerges. SYN: folliculus [TA]. [L. folliculus, a small sac, dim. of follis, a … Medical dictionary
