Cuticle

['kjuːtɪk(ə)l] or ['kjʊtɪkl]

Definition

(noun.) the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail.

Typist: Tabitha--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin.

(n.) The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found especially in leaves and young stems.

(n.) A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.

Edited by Carlos

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Epidermis, scarf-skin.

Typed by Hector