Plant cuticle
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A plant cuticle is a protecting film covering the outermost skin layer of leaves, young shoots and other aerial plant organs that have no periderm. The film consists of lipid and hydrocarbon polymers
Water beads on the waxy cuticle of kale leaves
Bark (botany)
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Bark is the outermost layer of stems and roots of woody plants. Plants with bark include trees, woody vines, and shrubs. Bark refers to all the tissues outside the vascular cambium and is a nontechnic
Plant cuticle
…of leaves, young shoots and other aerial plant organs (aerial here meaning all plant parts not embedded in soil or other substrate) that have no periderm. The film consists of lipid and hydrocarbon polymers infused with wax, and is synthesized exclusively by the epidermal cells. The plant cuticle is a…
The bark of Pinus thunbergii is made up of multiple shiny layers.
Damaged bark of a cherry tree
Living tree bark enveloping barbed wire
Bark of mature mango (Mangifera indica) showing lichen growth