a. [ad. L. folliculōs-us, f. folliculus: see FOLLICLE and -OSE.] a. Full of or containing follicles; b. Of the nature or appearance of a follicle.
1802. Hooper, Quincy’s Lex.-Med., Folliculose gland, one of the most simple species of gland, consisting merely of a hollow vascular membrane or follicle and an excretory duct.
1884. Bull. Ill. State Laboratory Nat. Hist., II. 30 (Cent. Dict.). Antheridia in folliculose bodies on the surface of separate thalli.
