n. A variety of cellulose, occurring as a fine transparent membrane covering the aerial organs of plants, and forming an essential ingredient of cork.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A variety of cellulose, occuring as a fine transparent membrane covering the aerial organs of plants, and forming an essential ingredient of cork; by oxidation it passes to suberic acid.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In botany, a name applied by Frémy to the material composing the hyaline film or cuticle covering the aërial organs of plants.
Word Usage
"He therefore dissolves out the cutose, vasculose, and pectose by a very simple process, obtaining the fiber clean, and free from all extraneous adherent matter, ready for the spinner."