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foll.

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foll.
abbreviation for
followed
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any small sac or cavity in the body having an excretory, secretory, or protective function a hair follicle
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a dry fruit, formed from a single carpel, that splits along one side only to release its seeds: occurs in larkspur and columbine
[from Latin folliculus small bag, from follis pair of bellows, leather money-bag]
follicular  [fɒˈlɪkjʊlə], folliculate [fɒˈlɪkjʊˌleɪt], folliculated adj
Translations
foll. ABBR =followingsig., sigs., sgte., sgtes.


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