verrucose

American

[ver-uh-kohs, vuh-roo-kohs] / ˈvɛr əˌkoʊs, vəˈru koʊs /

adjective

studded with wartlike protuberances or elevations.

verrucose British

/ ˌvɛrʊˈkɒsɪtɪ, vɛˈruːkəs, ˈvɛrʊkəs, ˈvɛrʊˌkəʊs /

adjective

botany covered with warty processes

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Other Word Forms

verrucoseness noun
verrucosity noun

Etymology

Origin of verrucose

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

Example Sentences

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The pileus is subglobose, becoming convex, dry, verrucose, white, margin even, flesh firm, white, odor resembling that of chloride of lime.

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The latter, however, is very much smaller, the cells narrower in proportion to their length, and the margin of the opening minutely verrucose.

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The characteristic of this plant is the verrucose inner peridium.

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