Cuticle
21cuticle — [[t]kju͟ːtɪk(ə)l[/t]] cuticles N COUNT Your cuticles are the skin at the base of each of your fingernails …
22cuticle — cu·ti·cle || kjuËtɪkl n. skin which surrounds the fingernails and toenails; epidermis, outer layer of skin; cuticula, hard outer shell of some insects (Entomology) …
23cuticle — [ kju:tɪk(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.… …
24cuticle — n. Epidermis, scarf skin …
25cuticle — noun (C) an outer layer of hard skin, especially around the base of your nails …
26cuticle — In plants, the outer waxy layer of an epidermis, comprising mainly cutin with lesser amounts of overlaying waxes and polysaccharides …
27cuticle — n epidermis, scarfskin, skin, Anat. derma; integument, membrane, pellicle …
28cuticle — cu·ti·cle …
29cuticle — n. 1) the epidermis of the skin. 2) a layer of solid or semisolid material that is secreted by and covers an epithelium. 3) a layer of cells, such as the outer layer of cells in a hair …
30cuticle — cu•ti•cle [[t]ˈkyu tɪ kəl[/t]] n. 1) anat. the hardened skin that surrounds the edges of a fingernail or toenail 2) anat. the epidermis 3) anat. zool. the outer, noncellular layer of the arthropod integument 4) bot a very thin waxy film covering… …