Thick waxy coating of epidermis.
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Epidermis is present as a thick waxy coating of cutin in desert plants so as to lessen the rate of transpiration. This easy layer helps the desert plants in maintain their water quantity and helps them to not dry.
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The epidermis secretes a waxy substance that coats the outside of the leaf, the cuticle. Tiny openings, called stomata, dot the surface of the leaf. The stomata open and close to release water and gasses from the plant.
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