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]