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cutinization

(kyo̵̅o̅′tə nə zā′s̸hən, kyo̵̅o̅t′'n ə-)

noun

Bot. a process in which the outermost plant cells become thickened and covered with cutin, making them waterproof

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cutinize intransitive verb, transitive verb cutinized, cutinizing

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