搜尋結果
cuticle
- IPA[ˈkjuːtɪkl]
英式
- the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail;the outer cellular layer of a hair
noun: cuticle, plural noun: cuticles
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail you've been gnawing at your cuticles
- 2. the outer cellular layer of a hair the cuticle is the hair's protective shield
- 3. a protective and waxy or hard layer covering the epidermis of a plant, invertebrate, or shell the body is covered with a non-living cuticle of chitin
- ▪ another term for epidermis