The word is in the Wiktionary

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— English words —

• follicle n. (Anatomy) A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.
• follicle n. (Botany) A type of primitive dry fruit produced by certain flowering plants.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Catalan
  • fol·licle n. (Anatomy) follicle.

— English word, defined in French —

• follicle n. Follicule.

19 English words from 3 English definitions

Anatomy Botany cavity certain dry flowering flowering␣plants follicle fruit hair hair␣follicle plants primitive produced sac small such such␣as type

1 foreign word from the foreign definition

Follicule

6 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

follicles follicle␣mite follicle␣mites follicle␣stage follicle␣stages follicle-challenged

6 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

prefollicles hair␣follicles microfollicles pseudofollicles ovarian␣follicles Graafian␣follicles

6 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

prefollicle hair␣follicle microfollicle pseudofollicle ovarian␣follicle Graafian␣follicle

13 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

CLE FOL fol. foll ICL ICLE -icle lic Lic LIC lic. Lic. OLL

12 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

CIL cill Cillo ill ILL 'ill I'll Ill. illo LCI LLO lof

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

follicles

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

follicly

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