Cuticle Definition

kyo͝otĭ-kəl
cuticles
noun
cuticles
The outer layer of the skin; epidermis.
Webster's New World
Hardened skin, such as accumulates at the base and sides of a fingernail.
Webster's New World
Dead or cornified epidermis.
American Heritage Medicine
A delicate, waxy layer over the outer surface of the epidermis of plants: it contains cutin and protects against water loss and parasitic infections.
Webster's New World
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

Other Word Forms of Cuticle

Noun

Singular:
cuticle
Plural:
cuticles

Origin of Cuticle

  • Latin cutīcula diminutive of cutis skin (s)keu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin cuticula (“cuticle, skin”).

    From Wiktionary

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