cuticle

About 0.87 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates.
2. noun The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
3. noun Dead or cornified epidermis.
4. noun A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates.
5. noun A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many plants.
6. noun A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
7. noun A protective layer on the shell of a bird's egg.

Similar words

epidermis spinose epicuticle cuticula endocuticle exoderm pellicle hypodermis procuticle ecteron

Often followed by

of is and in or which to with on

Word family

cuticles cuticular