Cuticle
31cuticle — /ˈkjutɪkəl / (say kyoohtikuhl) noun 1. the epidermis. 2. a superficial integument, membrane, or the like. 3. the non living epidermis which surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail. 4. Botany a very thin hyaline film covering the surface… …
32cuticle — n. epidermis; hardened epidermis round nail. ♦ cuticular, a. ♦ cuticulate, a. having this. ♦ cutification, n. formation of this. ♦ cutigeral, a. skin bearing …
33cuticle — Layer of cutin or wax, formed on the outer surface of leaves and fruits, thought to have evolved to reduce evaporative water loss …
34cuticle — see HIDE …
35cuticle — n. 1 a the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail. b the epidermis or other superficial skin. 2 Bot. a thin surface film on plants. Derivatives: cuticular adj. Etymology: L cuticula, dimin. of cutis skin …
36hair cuticle — cuticle of hair, cuticle of hair shaft a layer of cells on the external surface of the hair shaft, interlocking with the cuticle of the root sheath …
37cuticle of root sheath — the innermost layer of cells of the inner root sheath of a hair follicle adjacent to the hair …
38Naked cuticle — (Nkd) is a conserved family of intracellular proteins encoded in the genomes of diverse animals, including nearly all insects and vertebrates studied to date. The original mutants were discovered by 1995 Nobel laureates Christiane Nüsslein… …
39Plant cuticle — Water beads on the waxy cuticle of kale leaves Anatomy of a leaf …
40Arthropod cuticle — Beetles have hardened cuticle. A caterpillar has leathery, unhardened cuticle. The cuticle forms the outer skeleton of arthropods, includ …
