Verrucose
/vəˈruːkəs/noun
Having a rough, wart-like surface or appearance.
Did you know?Verrucose comes from Latin verrūca, “wart,” and is used in biology for bark, fungi, shells, and skin marked by wart-like projections.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wers-
“A proposed ancient root associated with raised or rough growths; the deeper origin of Latin verrūca is uncertain.”
Classical Latin
Latin
verrūca
“A wart or rough protuberance on the skin.”
Late Latin
Latin
verrūcōsus
“Full of warts; wart-covered.”
Old French
Old French
verruqueux
“Warty or covered with wart-like projections.”
17th Century
English
verrucose
“Having a wart-like surface, especially in natural-history description.”
Modern English
English
verrucose
“Rough, knobby, or wart-like in texture or appearance.”