follicular glands

pl. Anat .: Small rounded secreting bodies, found in various parts of the alimentary mucous membrane. They are called also Conglobate and Lymphoid Glands, and may be solitary or agminated. ( Quain . ) fol-lic-u-lär-I-a, fol-lic-u-lär-ēs, subst. pl. [Neut. or fem. pl. of Lat. adj. follicular is .] Bot.: A division of Proteacese, characterized by their having woody follicles. It is divided into two tribes or families, Grevillidæ and Bankside.