verruca

[ vuh-roo-kuh, ve- ]

/ vəˈru kə, vɛ- /

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noun, plural ver·ru·cae

[vuh-roo-see, ve-]. /vəˈru si, vɛ-/.

Medicine/Medical. a wart.

Zoology. a small, flattish, wartlike prominence.

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Origin of verruca

First recorded in 1555–65, verruca is from the Latin word verrūca

Words nearby verruca

Verrazano, Verrazzano, Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, verrière, Verrocchio, verruca, verruca acuminata, verruca necrogenica, verruca peruana, verruca peruviana, verruca plana

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How to use verruca in a sentence

Verruca, ve-rū′ka, n. a wart, a glandular elevation: one of the wart-like sessile apothecia of some lichens.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Verruca (perhaps Dos Trento), near Trient, description of the fort of, iii.
The Letters of Cassiodorus|Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
Verruca therefore means primarily a steep cliff, and only secondarily a wart.
The Letters of Cassiodorus|Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
Amongst the Verrucid they are known in its one genus, Verruca.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin

Ex pede Herculem may often prove safe enough, but ex verruca Tullium is liable to mislead a hasty judge of his fellow-men.
The Poet at the Breakfast Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

British Dictionary definitions for verruca

verruca

/ (vɛˈruːkə) /

noun plural -cae (-siː) or -cas

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

Word Origin for verruca

C16: from Latin: wart

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verruca

[ və-rōō′kə ]

n. pl. ver•ru•cae (-kē)

wart

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