What does "cuticle" mean?
Cuticle: (Bot.) The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found especially in leaves and young stems.
Additional senses
- 2.A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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