Cu"ti*cle (kū"t&ibreve;*k'l),
n. [L.
cuticula, dim. of cutis skin; akin to E. hide skin of an animal.]
1. (Anat.) The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin.
2. (Bot.) The outermost skin or pellicle of a
plant, found especially in leaves and young stems.
3. A thin skin formed on the
surface of a liquid.
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