名词 cuticle:

1. the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail

2. the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

3. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

cuticlen.表皮；外皮；角质层cuticle softener软化角皮剂cuticle analysis角质膜分析cuticle scissorsn.表皮剪；也称为死皮剪；修甲皮剪；或硬皮剪刀cuticle of root sheath[医] 毛根鞘小皮cuticle of bamboo stem竹茎皮层Cuticle micromorphology角质层微形态cuticle of Miscanthus stem芒茎皮层cuticle of rice straw stem稻草茎皮层Cuticle of the inner sheath内鞘小皮cuticle curved blade scissors指甲弯口铰剪

1. The cuticles of most vascular plants are covered with a thin layer of largely hydrophobic constituents.
   大部分维管囊植物的角质层都被有薄薄一层很疏水的成分。