adjective
- covered with or having undergone conversion to cutin, a waxy protective substance found on plant surfaces
Usage: chiefly British spelling (American: cutinized); technical/botanical term
Examples
- The cutinised leaves of the desert plant help reduce water loss.
- Plant tissues become cutinised as they mature and develop protective barriers.
- The cutinised surface of the fruit prevents microbial invasion.
- Cutinised cell walls are characteristic of many xerophytic plants.