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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus [syn: wart, verruca]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural verrucae) Etymology: Latin, wart, hillock; akin to Lithuanian viršus summit and probably to Old English wearte wart — more at wart Date: 1565 1. a wart or warty skin lesion 2. a warty elevation on a plant or animal surface

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. verrucae or verrucas) a wart or similar growth. Derivatives: verrucose adj. verrucous adj. Etymology: L

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Verruca Ver*ru"ca, n.; pl. Verruc[ae]. [L. Cf. Verrugas.] 1. (Med.) A wart. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A wartlike elevation or roughness.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(verrucas) A verruca is a small infectious lump which grows on the bottom of your foot. (BRIT) N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Wart.