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Word: Follicle
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin folliculus ‘little bag’, diminutive of follis ‘bellows’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɒlɪkl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small secretory cavity, sac, or gland.
Short Definition:small secretory sac, gland, etc.
Definition:
a dry fruit that is derived from a single carpel and opens on one side only to release its seeds.
Short Definition:dry fruit derived from single carpel
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