Cuticle

Cuticula or cuticle ( "skin" , from Latin cutis "skin") denotes:

• Cuticula (plants) , waxy coating on plants
• Cuticle , the uppermost skin layer of the fruiting body of a mushroom; see hat cover layer # Cutis
• Cuticles of mammals; see nail (anatomy)
• Hair cuticle , outermost layer of hair
• Pellicle , horn-like skin on the enamel
• Cuticle on the surface of bird eggs
• Exoskeleton of molting animals, external body cover

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.