Cuticle is a waxy covering on plant stems and leaves that prevents desiccation, or the exoskeleton of an arthropod, or a tough coat covering a nematode.
La cuticola รจ una copertura cerosa su steli e foglie che previene la disidratazione nelle piante terrestri, oppure l'esoscheletro di un artropode, o un rivestimento duro che copre il corpo di un nematode.
| Front | cuticle |
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| Back | (1) A waxy covering on the surface of stems and leaves that acts as an adaptation that prevents desiccation in terrestrial plants. (2) The exoskeleton of an arthropod, consisting of layers of protein and chitin that are variously modified for different functions. (3) A tough coat that covers the body of a nematode. |
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