part_of part of part of plant cuticle portion of plant substance cuticular wax 2012-01-06T02:57:22Z A portion of plant substance (PO:0025161) comprised predominantly of very long chain aliphatic lipids and is part of a plant cuticle (PO:0000022). Also includes triterpenoids and minor secondary metabolites, such as sterols and flavonoids. May be embedded within or external to the layer of cutin of the cuticle proper. Phenotypically, wax is distinguished as the glaucous or whitish bloom on a part of a plant shoot system that corresponds to crystalloid epicuticular wax with light scattering capacity. Laurel_Cooper PO:0025386 PO_GIT:416 cera cuticular (Spanish, exact) plant_anatomy クチクラワックス (Japanese, exact)