verb
- to coat or treat with cutin; to form or develop a cuticle
Usage: chiefly British spelling (American: cutinize); technical/botanical term
Examples
- The plant's leaves cutinise as they mature to reduce water loss.
- During development, the outer layer of the fruit cutinises to form a protective barrier.
- Researchers observed how the epidermis cutinises in response to dry conditions.
- The cuticle cutinises gradually over the growing season.