Толковый словарь английского языка - cuticle
Cuticle
cuticle
noun see: hide Date: 1615 an outer covering layer: as, an external envelope (as of an insect) secreted usually by epidermal cells, the outermost layer of animal integument composed of epidermis, a thin continuous fatty or waxy film on the external surface of many higher plants that consists chiefly of cutin, the outermost membranous layer of a hair consisting of overlapping scales of epithelial cells, dead or horny epidermis, cuticular adjective
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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 ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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