follicle
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follicle
- /ˈfɒlɪkəl/ UK
- [ˈfɒlɪkɫ̩] UK
- /ˈfɑlɪkəl/ US, dialectal
- [ˈfɑlɪkɫ̩] US, dialectal
- /ˈfɒlɪkəl/ Canada, dialectal
- [ˈfɒlɪkɫ̩] Canada, dialectal
noun follicles
- A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle. He could feel the follicles in his inner ear go crazy.
- A type of primitive dry fruit produced by certain flowering plants.
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noun anatomy
| Español | folículo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 卵胞 ranpō, 濾胞 rohō, 小胞 shōhō, 毛嚢 mōnō |
| 中文 | 小囊 xiǎonáng, 濾泡 /滤泡 lǜpào, 毛囊 máonáng |
| Português | folículo |
| Français | follicule |
| Deutsch | Haarbalg, Haarfollikel |
| Italiano | follicolo |
| Ελληνικά | λεμφοζίδιο lemfozídio |
| Русский | фолли́кул follíkul, мешо́чек mešóček |
| Tiếng Việt | nang |
| العربية | حُوَيْصِلَة ḥuwayṣila |
Talk about this word "follicle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/follicle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. follicle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/follicle "follicle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/follicle.
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@misc{follicle_2026,
title = {follicle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/follicle},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
