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[ratcreature]

What is the proper English term for this slight whiteish coating that some fruit like plums, blueberries or grapes naturally have? In German I've heard it called "Duftfilm" or "Reifbelag" but neither of those gave me results in a dictionary. But surely it must have a name in English as well.

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[droolfangrrl.livejournal.com]

bloom aka epicuticular wax

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicuticular_wax

[ratcreature]

Thanks for giving the scientific term too.