follicle: signification et définitions

Anatomy A small bodily cavity or sac.

Anatomy A crypt or minute cul-de-sac or lacuna, such as the depression in the skin from which the hair emerges.

Anatomy An ovarian follicle.

Anatomy A spherical mass of cells usually containing a cavity.

Botany A dry, single-chambered fruit that splits along only one seam to release its seeds, as in larkspur and milkweed.