verrucose
[ ver-uh-kohs, vuh-roo-kohs ]
/ ˈvɛr əˌkoʊs, vəˈru koʊs /
adjective
studded with wartlike protuberances or elevations.
OTHER WORDS FROM verrucose
ver·ru·cos·i·ty [ver-uh-kos-i-tee] /ˌvɛr əˈkɒs ɪ ti/, ver·ru·cose·ness, nounWords nearby verrucose
Example sentences from the Web for verrucose
Verrucose: having little hard lumps or wart-like elevations.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. SmithThe sporidia in many cases are large, reticulated, echinulate or verrucose, and mostly somewhat globose.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses |Mordecai Cubitt CookeThe characteristic of this plant is the verrucose inner peridium.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise |M. E. Hard
British Dictionary definitions for verrucose
verrucose
verrucous (ˈvɛrʊkəs, vɛˈruːkəs)
/ (ˈvɛrʊˌkəʊs) /
adjective
botany
covered with warty processes
Derived forms of verrucose
verrucosity (ˌvɛrʊˈkɒsɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for verrucose
C17: from Latin
verrūcōsus full of warts, from
verrūca a wart