cuticle
- IPA[ˈkyo͞odək(ə)l]
美式
- a protective and waxy or hard layer covering the epidermis of a plant, invertebrate, or shell.;another term for epidermis
noun: cuticle, plural noun: cuticles
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a protective and waxy or hard layer covering the epidermis of a plant, invertebrate, or shell.
- ▪ another term for epidermis
- 2. the outer cellular layer of a hair.
- 3. the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail.
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- IPA[ˈkjuːtɪkl]
英式
- the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail: you've been gnawing at your cuticles
Oxford Dictionary