'Follicle' definitions:
Definition of 'follicle'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
Definition of 'Follicle'
From: GCIDE
- Follicle \Fol"li*cle\, n. [L. folliculus a small bag, husk, pod, dim of follis bellows, an inflated ball, a leathern money bag, perh. akin to E. bellows: cf. F. follicule. Cf. 2d Fool.]
- 1. (Bot.) A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspur and milkweed. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Anat.) (a) A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair follicle. (b) A simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt. (c) A small mass of adenoid tissue; as, a lymphatic follicle. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'follicle'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alveolation,
- alveolus,
- antrum,
- armpit,
- basin,
- boll,
- bowl,
- burr,
- capsule,
- cavity,
- cod,
- concave,
- concavity,
- crater,
- crypt,
- cup,
- depression,
- dip,
- fold,
- funnel chest,
- hole,
- hollow,
- hollow shell,
- hull,
- husk,
- lacuna,
- legume,
- legumen,
- pease cod,
- pericarp,
- pit,
- pocket,
- pod,
- punch bowl,
- scoop,
- seed pod,
- seed vessel,
- seedbox,
- seedcase,
- shell,
- silique,
- sink,
- sinus,
- socket,
- trough,
- vug