Having follicles or follicle-like structures; characterized by the presence of small sacs or cavities, particularly in botanical or biological contexts.
From 'follicule' plus the suffix '-ate' (having the quality of). This technical term developed in botanical and zoological classification.
The precision of scientific terminology like 'folliculate' shows how biologists create new words to describe things they observe under microscopes—every tiny structure gets its own adjective so scientists can communicate exactly what they see.
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