follicule
(ˈfɒlɪkjuːl)
Variant of follicle.
| 1774 Goldsm. Nat. Hist. II. ii. 37 The follicules, or the membrane covering the eggs contained in the ovary. 1848 Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 4) II. 19 The fruit of these plants is better understood to be a union of several follicules within a single flower. |