Follicle
Pronunciation
Origin
From Latin folliculus.
Full definition of follicle
Noun
follicle
(plural follicles)- (anatomy) A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.
- 1996, Janette Turner Hospital, , Virago Press, paperback edition, p. 345,He could feel the follicles in his inner ear go crazy.
- (botany) A type of primitive dry fruit produced by certain flowering plants.