cuticle
Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːtɪkəl/
The English word “cuticle” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- Dead or cornified epidermis.
- A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates.
- A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many plants.
- A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
- A protective layer on the shell of a bird's egg.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cutīcula (“cuticle, skin”). Doublet of cuticula.
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