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Cuticle

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Noun

1. cuticle

the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail

2. cuticle, epidermis

the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

3. carapace, cuticle, shell, shield

hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Cuticle

see synonyms of cuticle
noun
1. 
dead skin, esp that round the base of a fingernail or toenail
2.  another name for epidermis
3. 
any covering layer or membrane
4. 
the protective layer, containing cutin, that covers the epidermis of higher plants
5. 
the hard protective layer covering the epidermis of many invertebrates

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Cuticle

see synonyms of cuticle
noun
1. 
the outer layer of the skin; epidermis
2. 
hardened skin, such as accumulates at the base and sides of a fingernail
3.  Botany
a delicate, waxy layer over the outer surface of the epidermis of plants: it contains cutin and protects against water loss and parasitic infections
4.  Zoology
the nonliving, thick or thin, tough outer structure secreted by the epidermis in many invertebrate organisms, as insects, crustaceans, earthworms, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Cuticle

see synonyms of cuticle
n.
1. The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; epidermis.
2. The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
3. Dead or cornified epidermis.
4. Zoology The noncellular, hardened or membranous protective covering of many invertebrates, such as the transparent membrane that covers annelids.
5. Botany The layer of cutin covering the epidermis of the aerial parts of plants.

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