Term Name: feather follicle
Synonyms: feather bud
Definition: A small tubular invagination of the skin with a fleshy dermal papilla at the bottom from which the feather grows. The papilla is inserted in the opening at the end of the quill[TMD]. Forms by invagination of cylinder of epidermal tissue at base of feather bud.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0011782]

Relationships
develops from: feather follicle placode
has parts: cavity of feather follicle dermis of feather follicle epidermis of feather follicle outer epidermal layer of feather follicle
is a type of: skin appendage follicle structure with developmental contribution from neural crest