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Main Entry: fol·li·cle
Pronunciation: fäl-i-kl
Function: noun 1 a: a small cavity or a deep bodily depression with a narrow mouth (as one from which a hair grows) b: GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE 2: a dry one-celled fruit (as in the milkweed) that splits open by one seam when ripe - fol·lic·u·lar /f-lik-y-lr, fä-/ adjective