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verruca

[ vuh-roo-kuh, ve- ]

noun

, plural ver·ru·cae [v, uh, -, roo, -see, ve-].
  1. Medicine/Medical. a wart.
  2. Zoology. a small, flattish, wartlike prominence.


verruca

/ vɛˈruːkə /

noun

  1. pathol a wart, esp one growing on the hand or foot
  2. biology a wartlike outgrowth, as in certain plants or on the skin of some animals
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

Verruca (perhaps Dos Trento), near Trient, description of the fort of, iii.

Verruca therefore means primarily a steep cliff, and only secondarily a wart.

Amongst the Verrucid they are known in its one genus, Verruca.

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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