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 opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in
the peony, larkspur and milkweed.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Anat.)
(a) A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair
follicle.
(b) A simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt.
(c) A small mass of adenoid tissue; as, a lymphatic
follicle.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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46 Moby Thesaurus words for "follicle":
alveolation, alveolus, antrum, armpit, basin, boll, bowl, burr,
capsule, cavity, cod, concave, concavity, crater, crypt, cup,
depression, dip, fold, funnel chest, hole, hollow, hollow shell,
hull, husk, lacuna, legume, legumen, pease cod, pericarp, pit,
pocket, pod, punch bowl, scoop, seed pod, seed vessel, seedbox,
seedcase, shell, silique, sink, sinus, socket, trough, vug
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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 opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in
the peony, larkspur and milkweed.
2. (Anat.)
(a) A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair
follicle.
(b) A simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt.
(c) A small mass of adenoid tissue; as, a lymphatic
follicle.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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