Plant cuticle

id: plant-cuticle-179-17123576
title: Plant cuticle
text: A plant cuticle is a protecting film covering the outermost skin layer (epidermis) of leaves, young shoots and other aerial plant organs that have no periderm. The film consists of lipid and hydrocarbon polymers infused with wax, and is synthesized exclusively by the epidermal cells.
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description: Waterproof covering of aerial plant organs
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_cuticle
date created: 2006-07-19T01:50:15Z
date modified: 2024-09-05T16:01:25Z
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