Thesaurus: cuticle

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1. n. The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin.
2. n. The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found especially in leaves and young stems.
3. n. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
4. n. the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
5. n. the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
6. n. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
7. 1. (Anat.) The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin. 2. (Bot.) The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found especially in leaves and young stems. 3. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
8. n:100 n. the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail