[wart] n [ME, fr. OE wearte; akin to OHG warza wart, OCS vredu injury] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a horny projection on the skin usu. of the extremities that is caused by a virus--called also verruca vulgaris b: any of numerous similar skin lesions
2: an excrescence or protuberance resembling a true wart; esp: a glandular excrescence or hardened protuberance on a plant 3 a: one that suggests a wart esp. in smallness, unpleasantness, or unattractiveness b: defect, imperfection--often used in the phrase warts and all -- wart.ed adj -- wart.less adj -- warty adj