epidermis(n = noun.body) cuticle - the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates;
is a kind of stratum
is a part of cutis, skin, tegument
has parts: epidermal cell, corneum, horny layer, stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, malpighian layer, rete malpighii, stratum basale, stratum germinativum
has particulars: mantle, pallium
Derived forms adjective epidermal1, adjective epidermic1
1. The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin. See Dermis. [1913 Webster]
2. The outermost layer of the cells, which covers both surfaces of leaves, and also the surface of stems, when they are first formed. As stems grow old this layer is lost, and never replaced. [1913 Webster]
epidermis, n.
1 the outer cellular layer of the skin.
2 Bot. the outer layer of cells of leaves, stems, roots, etc.
Derivative:
epidermal adj. epidermic adj. epidermoid adj.
Etymology:
LL f. Gk (as EPI-, DERMIS)
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