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verrucose
[ ver-uh-kohs, vuh-roo-kohs ]
/ ˈvɛr əˌkoʊs, vəˈru koʊs /
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adjective
studded with wartlike protuberances or elevations.
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OTHER WORDS FROM verrucose
ver·ru·cos·i·ty [ver-uh-kos-i-tee], /ˌvɛr əˈkɒs ɪ ti/, ver·ru·cose·ness, nounWords nearby verrucose
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British Dictionary definitions for verrucose
verrucose
verrucous (ˈvɛrʊkəs, vɛˈruːkəs)
/ (ˈvɛrʊˌkəʊs) /
adjective
botany covered with warty processes
Derived forms of verrucose
verrucosity (ˌvɛrʊˈkɒsɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for verrucose
C17: from Latin verrūcōsus full of warts, from verrūca a wart
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