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Definition of follicle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

follicle

noun
 
/ˈfɒlɪkl/
 
/ˈfɑːlɪkl/
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  1. one of the very small holes in the skin that hair grows from
    • a hair follicle
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin folliculus ‘little bag’, diminutive of follis ‘bellows’.
See follicle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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