'Cutin' definitions:
Definition of 'cutin'
From: WordNet
noun
(biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids
Definition of 'Cutin'
From: GCIDE
- Cutin \Cu"tin\ (k[=u]"t[i^]n), n. [L. cutis skin, outside.] (Plant Physiol.) 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.]