CUTICLE

cuticle. Cuticle, n. outer or thin skin, the scarfshin

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Cu″ti‐cle (kū″tĭ‐k'l), n. [[L. cuticula, dim. of cutis skin; akin to E. hide skin of an animal.]] 1. 1. (Anat.) The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin.
2. 2. (Bot.) The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found especially in leaves and young stems.
3. 3. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.