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fol·li·cle
 follicle
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- pronunciation:
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- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a small cavity or sac with a narrow mouth, such as that surrounding the root of each hair.
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| definition 2: |
a small cavity in the ovary of mammals, filled with fluid and containing a developing egg or ova.
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| definition 3: |
a dry seed vessel, such as a milkweed pod, that has a single chamber, having developed from a single ovary, and that splits open along one seam when mature.
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| derivations: |
follicular (adj.), folliculate (adj.), folliculated (adj.) |
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