"verruca" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /vəˈɹuːkə/ [UK], /vɛˈɹuːkə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-verruca.wav [Southern-England] Forms: verrucas [plural], verrucae [plural]
Rhymes: -uːkə Etymology: Borrowed from Latin verrūca. Doublet of wart. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|verrūca}} Borrowed from Latin verrūca, {{doublet|en|wart}} Doublet of wart Head templates: {{en-noun|s|verrucae}} verruca (plural verrucas or verrucae)
  1. (pathology) A wart, especially one that grows on the foot, caused by a human papilloma virus.
    Sense id: en-verruca-en-noun--SwkBxny Categories (other): Pathology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 18 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 5 8 35 1 1 31 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  2. (mycology) A rounded projection or wart.
    Sense id: en-verruca-en-noun-ZAuMWmI0 Categories (other): Mycology Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
  3. (botany) A sexine element similar to a wart.
    Sense id: en-verruca-en-noun-IeqTNxr6 Categories (other): Botany Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: verruca sock, verruciform Related terms: verruca plantaris

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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