follicle C1 Topic:The Human Body 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 Common collocations hair follicle Noun + noun Etymology Borrowed from Latin folliculus. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # follicle **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfɑlɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfɒlɪkəl/ **Frequency rank:** 50175 ## Meanings 1. A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle. 2. A type of primitive dry fruit produced by certain flowering plants. ## Examples - Each hair grows from a follicle in the skin. - The milkweed fruit is a dry follicle that splits along one side. ## Synonyms - small sac ## Derived Forms - fibrofolliculoma - follicle-challenged - follicly - folliculated - folliculoma - microfollicle - prefollicle - pseudofollicle ## Related Forms - follicular - folliculitis ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin folliculus. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown