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verruca definition

ver·ruca (və ro̵̅o̅′kə)

noun pl. verrucae -·cae (-sē)

  1. wart
  2. a wartlike elevation, as on a toad's back

Etymology: L, wart

Related Forms:

  • verrucose ver′·ru·cose′ (ver′o̵o kōs′) adjective or verrucous ver′·ru·cous (-kəs)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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