noun
- a small, usually hard, tumorous growth on the skin, caused by a virus
- any small protuberance, as a glandular protuberance on a plant
- an imperfection, failing, flaw, etc.: a lovable person, warts and all
Origin:
ME warte < OE wearte, akin to Ger warze < IE base *wer-, a raised place > L verruca, wart, varix