What is a cuticle layer??

cu·ti·cle
noun
1. the outer layer of living tissue, in particular.
BotanyZoology
a protective and waxy or hard layer covering the epidermis of a plant, invertebrate, or shell.
noun: cuticle; plural noun: cuticles
the outer cellular layer of a hair.
Zoology
another term for epidermis.
2. the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail.
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