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Meaning of follicle

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

Crossword clue for follicle

- Hair-root gland
- small cavity on the body