follicle

C1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈfɑlɪkəl/ UK /ˈfɒlɪkəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #50175

Meanings

1

noun
A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.

Each hair grows from a follicle in the skin.
2

noun
A type of primitive dry fruit produced by certain flowering plants.

The milkweed fruit is a dry follicle that splits along one side.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

small sac

Word family

Derived forms fibrofolliculomafollicle-challengedfolliclyfolliculatedfolliculomamicrofollicleprefolliclepseudofollicle

Related forms follicularfolliculitis

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Phrases (1)

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hair follicle
a small cavity in the skin from which a hair grows

Noun + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin folliculus.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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