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- [fol-i-kuh l]
- /ˈfɒl ɪ kəl/
- /ˈfɒl.ɪ.kl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fol-i-kuh l]
- /ˈfɒl ɪ kəl/
Definitions of follicle word
- noun follicle Anatomy. a small cavity, sac, or gland. one of the small ovarian sacs containing an immature ovum; Graafian follicle. 1
- noun follicle Botany. a dry seed vessel, or pod, consisting of a single carpel, splitting at maturity only along the front part of the suture. 1
- noun follicle A small secretory cavity, sac, or gland, in particular. 1
- noun follicle hair-root cavity 1
- countable noun follicle A follicle is one of the small hollows in the skin which hairs grow from. 0
- noun follicle any small sac or cavity in the body having an excretory, secretory, or protective function 0
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Origin of follicle
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50, follicle is from the Latin word folliculus small bag, shell, pod. See follis, -cle1
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Parts of speech for Follicle
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preposition
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determiner
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follicle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
follicle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for follicle
noun follicle
- germ — a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- egg — the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- unit — a single thing or person.
- microorganism — any organism too small to be viewed by the unaided eye, as bacteria, protozoa, and some fungi and algae.
- bacterium — Bacterium is the singular of bacteria.
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