I. və̇ˈrükə, veˈr- noun
( plural verru·cae -ü(ˌ)kē, -üˌkī, -ü(ˌ)sē)
Etymology: Latin — more at wart
1.
a. : wart
b. : any of numerous warty skin lesions — usually used in combination
2. : a warty elevation on a plant or animal surface ; specifically : a large tubercle bearing a tuft of bristles or spines in some caterpillars
II. noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, wart
: a nearly cosmopolitan genus (the type of the family Verrucidae) of sessile barnacles