cuticle vs exoderm

cuticle

noun
  • The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail. 

  • A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants. 

  • A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid. 

  • The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis. 

  • Dead or cornified epidermis. 

exoderm

noun
  • An outer layer of skin. 

  • The outermost layer of cells in a developing embryo. 

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