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THE cuticle of the leaves of Nicotiana tabacum is covered with a gummy layer, some of which seems to originate as an exudate from the leaf hairs or trichomes.
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MICHIE, M., REID, W. Biosynthesis of Complex Terpenes in the Leaf Cuticle and Trichomes of Nicotiana tabacum. Nature 218, 578 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218578a0
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