| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cu·tin |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  ky t n |
| NOUN: | A waxlike, water-repellent material present in the walls of some plant cells and forming the cuticle, which covers the epidermis. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin cutis, skin; see (s)keu- in Appendix I + –in.
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