Chem. [f. CUT-IS + -OSE.] One of the cellulose bodies: the hyaline substance which forms the cuticle or cuticular layers of plants. Also called cutin.
1881. Watts, Dict. Chem., VIII. 2097. Cutose constitutes the fine transparent membrane which covers the exposed parts of vegetables.
1885. Athenæum, 7 Feb., 188/1. Cutose, the substance which covers and protects the aërial organs of plants.
