part of overlaps develops from skin epidermis strand of hair hair follicle folliculus pili EFO:0002464 FMA:70660 MA:0000154 Wikipedia:Hair_follicle EV:0100156 SCTID:280830006 A tube-like opening in the epidermis where the hair shaft develops and into which the sebaceous glands open[GO]. NCIT:C13317 BTO:0000554 MESH:D018859 EMAPA:29741 GAID:934 VHOG:0001268 Development notes:Formation largely takes place during fetal and perinatal skin development. However, after skin wounding de novo hair follicle formation may also occur in adult mouse and rabbit skin[DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.005]. EMAPA:18771 CALOHA:TS-0432 hair follicle placode pilosebaceous unit skin appendage follicle