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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verrazano, giovanni da, verrazano-narrows bridge, verrière, verrocchio, verrocchio, andrea del, verruca, verruca acuminata, verruca necrogenica, verruca peruana, verruca peruviana, verruca plana

Origin of verruca

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

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Many practitioners find nitrate of silver a serviceable remedy in cases of verruca.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern
Verruca obliterata in bucca dextra et alia in nasi dextro latere.
Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnus|William MacGillivray
Verruca therefore means primarily a steep cliff, and only secondarily a wart.
The Letters of Cassiodorus|Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
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

Amongst the Verrucid they are known in its one genus, Verruca.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin

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

noun, plural ver·ru·cae [vuh-roo-see, ve-] /vəˈru si, vɛ-/.

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verruca

noun plural -cae (-siː) or -cas

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verruca

n. pl. ver•ru•cae (-kē)