What is the substance which, added to the material of a cell wall, makes it waterproof, as in cork called?
cutin — The substance which, added to the material of a cell wall, makes it waterproof, as in cork. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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