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

Word History and Origins

Origin of verruca¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of verruca¹

C16: from Latin: wart

Example Sentences

Verruca, ve-rū′ka, n. a wart, a glandular elevation: one of the wart-like sessile apothecia of some lichens.

From Project Gutenberg

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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