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cuticle

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cuticle /ˈkjuːtɪk(ə)l/

▶noun

1 the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail.

2 the outer cellular layer of a hair.

3 Botany & Zoology a protective layer covering the epidermis of a plant or invertebrate.
■ Anatomy the epidermis of the body.

– derivatives
cuticular /-ˈtɪkjʊlə/ adjective.

– origin C15: from L. cuticula, dimin. of cutis ‘skin’.

'cuticle' also found in these Oxford entries:

cutin - ecdysis - pellicle - sensillum

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