there is a waxy coating on the epidermis of the leaf. What is the name of this coating ?
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- ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵃˣʸ ᶜᵒᵛᵉʳⁱⁿᵍ ᵒⁿ ᵖˡᵃⁿᵗ ˡᵉᵃᵛᵉˢ, ʸᵒᵘⁿᵍ ˢᵗᵉᵐˢ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᶠʳᵘⁱᵗ ⁱˢ ᶜᵃˡˡᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵉ "ᶜᵘᵗⁱᶜˡᵉ". ⁱᵗ ⁱˢ ᶜᵒᵐᵖᵒˢᵉᵈ ᵒᶠ ᶜᵘᵗⁱⁿ, ᵃ ʷᵃˣ-ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵐᵃᵗᵉʳⁱᵃˡ ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖˡᵃⁿᵗ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ⁱˢ ᶜʰᵉᵐⁱᶜᵃˡˡʸ ᵃ ʰʸᵈʳᵒˣʸ ᶠᵃᵗᵗʸ ᵃᶜⁱᵈ. ᵗʰᵉ ᵖᵘʳᵖᵒˢᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᶜᵒᵛᵉʳⁱⁿᵍ ⁱˢ ᵗᵒ ʰᵉˡᵖ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖˡᵃⁿᵗ ʳᵉᵗᵃⁱⁿ ʷᵃᵗᵉʳ.
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cuticle. composed of cutin a wax like material produced by the plant that is chemically a hydroxy fatty acid. The purpose of this covering is to help the plant to retain water
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