cutin

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun cutin has 1 sense

cutin(n = noun.substance) - (biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids;

CIDE DICTIONARY

cutin, n. [L. cutis skin, outside.].

A waxy substance containing fatty acids, soaps, and resinous material which, combined with cellulose, forms a substance nearly impervious to water and constituting the cuticle in plants. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]