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Definitions for Cuticle
[1] the nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail.
[2] the epidermis.
[3] a superficial integument, membrane, or the like.
[4] Also called cuticula. Zoology . the outer, noncellular layer of the arthropod integument, composed of a mixture of chitin and protein and commonly containing other hardening substances as well.
[5] Botany . a very thin hyaline film covering the surface of plants, derived from the outer surfaces of the epidermal cells.
[6] dead skin, esp that round the base of a fingernail or toenail
[7] another name for epidermis
[8] any covering layer or membrane
[9] the protective layer, containing cutin, that covers the epidermis of higher plants
[10] the hard protective layer covering the epidermis of many invertebrates
Words nearby Cuticle
cutesy, cutesy pie, cutesy-poo, cutey, cuthbert, cuticle, cuticolor, cuticula, cutie, cutie pie, cutin
Origin of Cuticle
1605–15; < Latin cutīcula the skin, equivalent to cuti(s ) skin, cutis + -cula -cle1
Other words from Cuticle
cu·tic·u·lar [kyoo-tik -yuh -ler] /kyuˈtɪk yə lər/ , adjective
sub·cu·tic·u·lar , adjective
Word origin for Cuticle
C17: from Latin cutīcula diminutive of cutis skin