Word Meaning

follicle definition and meaning

n. A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspur and milkweed.
n. A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair follicle.
n. A simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt.
n. A small mass of adenoid tissue; as, a lymphatic follicle.

Crossword clues for follicle

- Hair-root gland
- small cavity on the body