/fol"i keuhl/ , n.
1. Anat.
a. a small cavity, sac, or gland.
b. one of the small ovarian sacs containing an immature ovum; Graafian follicle.
2. Bot. a dry seed vessel, or pod, consisting of a single carpel, splitting at maturity only along the front part of the suture.
[ 1640-50; folliculus small bag, shell, pod. See FOLLIS, -CLE 1 ]