verrucose

[ ver-uh-kohs, vuh-roo-kohs ]

adjective

1. studded with wartlike protuberances or elevations.

verrucose

/ ˌvɛrʊˈkɒsɪtɪ; vɛˈruːkəs; ˈvɛrʊkəs; ˈvɛrʊˌkəʊs /

adjective

1. botany covered with warty processes

Derived Forms

• verrucosity, noun

Other Words From

• ver·ru·cos·i·ty [ver-, uh, -, kos, -i-tee], verru·coseness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of verrucose¹

First recorded in 1580–90; verruc(a) + -ose ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of verrucose¹

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

Example Sentences

The pileus is subglobose, becoming convex, dry, verrucose, white, margin even, flesh firm, white, odor resembling that of chloride of lime.

From Project Gutenberg

The latter, however, is very much smaller, the cells narrower in proportion to their length, and the margin of the opening minutely verrucose.

From Project Gutenberg

The characteristic of this plant is the verrucose inner peridium.

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