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cuticle

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Main Entry: cu·ti·cle
Pronunciation: \ˈkyü-ti-kəl\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin cuticula, diminutive of cutis skin — more at hide
Date: 1615

1 : an outer covering layer: as a : an external envelope (as of an insect) secreted usually by epidermal cells b : the outermost layer of animal integument composed of epidermis c : a thin continuous fatty or waxy film on the external surface of many higher plants that consists chiefly of cutin d : the outermost membranous layer of a hair consisting of overlapping scales of epithelial cells
2 : dead or horny epidermis

cu·tic·u·lar \ky-ˈti-kyə-lər\ adjective


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