Follicle

['fɒlɪk(ə)l] or ['fɑlɪkl]

(noun.) any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity.

Checked by Letitia--From WordNet

(n.) A simple podlike pericarp which contains several seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in the peony, larkspur and milkweed.

(n.) A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair follicle.

(n.) A simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt.

(n.) A small mass of adenoid tissue; as, a lymphatic follicle.

Checked by Gilbert

n. (anat.) a gland: (bot.) a seed-vessel.—adjs. Follic′ular pertaining to or consisting of follicles; Follic′ulated; Follic′ulous.

Typist: Vance