[fol.li.cle] n [NL folliculus, fr. L, dim. of follis bag--more at fool] (1646) 1 a: a small anatomical cavity or deep narrow-mouthed depression b: a small lymph node c: a vesicle in the mammalian ovary that contains a developing egg surrounded by a covering of cells; esp: graafian follicle
2: a dry dehiscent one-celled many-seeded fruit (as of the milkweed) that has a single carpel and opens along one suture -- fol.lic.u.lar adj