[hair follicle] n (1838): the tubular epithelial sheath that surrounds the lower part of the hair shaft and encloses at the bottom a vascular papilla supplying the growing basal part of the hair with nourishment
HAIR FOLLICLE
Meaning of HAIR FOLLICLE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012