epicuticular wax
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0025388
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: エピクチクラワックス (Japanese)
- exact: cera epicuticular (Spanish)
- Definition
- A portion of cuticular wax (PO:0025386) that forms crystalloids or a smooth film on the exterior of a plant cuticle (PO:0000022). [source: PMID:12467640, POC:Laurel_Cooper, PO_Ref:00010]
- Comment
- Epicuticular waxes may take a variety of forms, such as plates, ribbons, tubes, and rods.
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