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Cuticle - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Cuticle : (noun)
1: the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body
surface of vertebrates [syn: epidermis]
2: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as
arthropods and turtles [syn: carapace, shell]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Cuticle : \Cu"ti*cle\ (k[=u]"t[i^]*k'l), n. [L. cuticula, dim. of
cutis skin; akin to E. hide skin of an animal.]
1. (Anat.) The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin.
2. (Bot.) The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found
especially in leaves and young stems.
3. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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