folliculous

English

Etymology

Latin folliculosus (“full of husks”): compare French folliculeux.

Adjective

folliculous (comparative more folliculous, superlative most folliculous)

1. (archaic) Follicular; having or producing follicles.

   folliculous tonsillitis

   folliculous enteritis

   folliculous amygdalitis

References

• “folliculous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.