Definition of Folicle
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (anatomy) a small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle
- (botany) a type of primitive dry fruit produced by certain flowering plants
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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