Follicle

Definition:

• (n.) A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspur and milkweed.
• (n.) A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair follicle.
• (n.) A simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt.
• (n.) A small mass of adenoid tissue; as, a lymphatic follicle.

Compare follicle with other words:

follicle vs. folliculous

follicle vs. folliculated

follicle vs. interfollicular

follicle vs. pod

follicle vs. legume

follicle vs. follicular

follicle vs. threading

follicle vs. fruit

follicle vs. sac

cavity vs. follicle

bologna vs. follicle

follicle vs. hair