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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Origin of verrucose

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

OTHER WORDS FROM verrucose

ver·ru·cos·i·ty

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

Words nearby verrucose

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

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How to use verrucose in a sentence

The sporidia in many cases are large, reticulated, echinulate or verrucose, and mostly somewhat globose.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
The spores are ovoid, and have a minutely verrucose or warty surface.
Beautiful Ferns|Daniel Cady Eaton
Verrucose: having little hard lumps or wart-like elevations.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
It is generally the ordinary verrucose endocarditis that obtains.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

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 of verrucose

verrucosity (ˌvɛrʊˈkɒsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for verrucose

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

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