Meaning of CUTIN
 Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Cu"tin\ (k[=u]"t[i^]n), n. [L. cutis skin, outside.]
(Bot.)
The substance which, added to the material of a cell wall,
makes it waterproof, as in cork.
\Cu"tin\ (k[=u]"t[i^]n), n. [L. cutis skin, outside.]
(PLant Physiol.)
A waxy substance which, combined with cellulose, forms a
substance nearly impervious to water and constituting the
cuticle in plants.
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| | Definition: | | A wax which, together with cellulose, forms the outer layer of the skin of many plants. |
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