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follicle

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  1. 1. n. A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspur and milkweed. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair follicle. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A small mass of adenoid tissue; as, a lymphatic follicle. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. (Bot.) A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspur and milkweed. 2. (Anat.) (a) A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair follicle. (b) A simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt. (c) A small mass of adenoid tissue; as, a lymphatic follicle. Source: webster
  7. 7. A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds andopens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspurand milkweed. Source: adambom
  8. 8. n:100 n. any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity Source: ecdict

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