verrucose

[ ver-uh-kohs, vuh-roo-kohs ]

/ ˈvɛr əˌkoʊs, vəˈru koʊs /

adjective

studded with wartlike protuberances or elevations.

Nearby words

verruca plana, verruca plantaris, verruca vulgaris, verruca vulgaris virus, verruciform, verrucose, verrucous, verrucous carcinoma, verrucous endocarditis, verrucous hemangioma, verrucous nevus

Origin of verrucose

First recorded in 1580–90; verruc(a) + -ose¹

Related forms

ver·ru·cos·i·ty

[ver-uh-kos-i-tee] /ˌvɛr əˈkɒs ɪ ti/, ver·ru·cose·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for verrucose

Verrucose: having little hard lumps or wart-like elevations.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
The sporidia in many cases are large, reticulated, echinulate or verrucose, and mostly somewhat globose.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
The characteristic of this plant is the verrucose inner peridium.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard

British Dictionary definitions for verrucose

verrucose

verrucous (ˈvɛrʊkəs, vɛˈruːkəs)

/ (ˈvɛrʊˌkəʊs) /

adjective

botany covered with warty processes

Derived Forms

verrucosity (ˌvɛrʊˈkɒsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for verrucose

C17: from Latin verrūcōsus full of warts, from verrūca a wart

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