Speakur

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follicle

/ˈfɑlɪkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
fol-li-cle
IPA
/ˈfɑlɪkəl/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.

noun

A type of primitive dry fruit produced by certain flowering plants.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-der. Latin follis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin folliculusbor. English follicle Borrowed from Latin folliculus.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfɑlɪkəl/
  • British English: /ˈfɒlɪkəl/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

follicles (plural)

Derived Forms

defolliculate fibrofolliculoma follicly folliculated folliculoma microfollicle prefollicle pseudofollicle

Phrases

follicle-challenged follicle mite follicle stage follicle-stimulating hormone follicle stimulating hormone follicly challenged Graafian follicle hair follicle

Frequently Paired Words

follicular folliculitis

Questions

How do you pronounce follicle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɑlɪkəl/.
What does follicle mean?
A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.
Where does follicle come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-der. Latin follis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin folliculusbor. English follicle Borrowed from Latin folliculus.

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