pellicle

• The outer part of a cell consists of a hard layer called a pellicle. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
• Walnuts are almost always eaten with the pellicle, yet almonds and peanuts may not have the pellicle. infoZine ® is generously hosted with web services provided by —  Kansas City infoZine Headlines
• The quality is fairly good but the pellicle is rather strong flavoured The year 1936 may be considered the high water mark in nut planting at the Station. —  Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947
• The cap is often covered with scales INOCYBE = fibre and head This genus is distinguished by the silky fibrilose covering of the cap, which never has a distinct pellicle, and by the veil which is lasting and of like nature to the fibrils of the cap. —  Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners
• The cap was covered with a sticky, skin-like layer, called the pellicle or cuticle, both terms having the same meaning BOLETUS AFFINIS = related The Related Boletus Cap+ reddish-brown, fading to yellow, 2 to 4 inches broad, convex above and almost plane, nearly smooth, flesh white. —  Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners

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