Term Name:	hair follicle placode
Synonyms:	hair gem, hair germ, hair peg, hair placode, vibrissa placode
Definition:	A bud-like thickening in the epidermis consisting of elongated keratinocytes, which at the distal end are in touch with numerous aggregated specialized dermal fibroblasts, the dermal condensate.
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0005086]