Cuticle
English Meaning
The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin.
- The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; epidermis.
- The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- Dead or cornified epidermis.
- Zoology The noncellular, hardened or membranous protective covering of many invertebrates, such as the transparent membrane that covers annelids.
- Botany The layer of cutin covering the epidermis of the aerial parts of plants.