verrucose

[ ver-uh-kohs, vuh-roo-kohs ]

adjective
  1. studded with wartlike protuberances or elevations.

Origin of verrucose

1
First recorded in 1580–90; verruc(a) + -ose1

Other words from verrucose

  • ver·ru·cos·i·ty [ver-uh-kos-i-tee], /ˌvɛr əˈkɒs ɪ ti/, ver·ru·cose·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for verrucose

verrucose

verrucous (ˈvɛrʊkəs, vɛˈruːkəs)

/ (ˈvɛrʊˌkəʊs) /


adjective
  1. botany covered with warty processes

Origin of verrucose

1
C17: from Latin verrūcōsus full of warts, from verrūca a wart

Derived forms of verrucose

  • verrucosity (ˌvɛrʊˈkɒsɪtɪ), noun

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