verrucose
[ver-uh-kohs, vuh-roo-kohs]
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adjective
studded with wartlike protuberances or elevations.
Origin of verrucose
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The characteristic of this plant is the verrucose inner peridium.
The Mushroom, Edible and OtherwiseM. E. Hard
Verrucose: having little hard lumps or wart-like elevations.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
The sporidia in many cases are large, reticulated, echinulate or verrucose, and mostly somewhat globose.
Fungi: Their Nature and UsesMordecai Cubitt Cooke
verrucose
verrucous (ˈvɛrʊkəs, vɛˈruːkəs)
adjective
Word Origin for verrucose
C17: from Latin verrūcōsus full of warts, from verrūca a wart
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