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verruca
[ vuh-roo-kuh, ve- ]
noun
, plural ver·ru·cae [v, uh, -, roo, -see, ve-].
- Medicine/Medical. a wart.
- Zoology. a small, flattish, wartlike prominence.
verruca
/ vɛˈruːkə /
noun
- pathol a wart, esp one growing on the hand or foot
- biology a wartlike outgrowth, as in certain plants or on the skin of some animals
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Word History and Origins
Origin of verruca1
First recorded in 1555–65, verruca is from the Latin word verrūca
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Word History and Origins
Origin of verruca1
C16: from Latin: wart
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Example Sentences
Verruca, ve-rū′ka, n. a wart, a glandular elevation: one of the wart-like sessile apothecia of some lichens.
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Verruca (perhaps Dos Trento), near Trient, description of the fort of, iii.
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Verruca therefore means primarily a steep cliff, and only secondarily a wart.
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Amongst the Verrucid they are known in its one genus, Verruca.
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Ex pede Herculem may often prove safe enough, but ex verruca Tullium is liable to mislead a hasty judge of his fellow-men.
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