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What A Follicle Holds Crossword Clue

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noun

• the female reproductive cell; the female gamete

35%4 ___ follicle
noun

• a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

• a very small distance or space

• filamentous hairlike growth on a plant

• any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal

• cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments

• a filamentous projection or process on an organism

35%6 Base of a follicle
noun

• the deep vascular inner layer of the skin

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