Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

folliculus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fol-licu-lus
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of follicle.

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin folliculus.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does folliculus mean?
Obsolete form of follicle.
Where does folliculus come from?
Borrowed from Latin folliculus.

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