Main Entry:

wart

Pronunciation:

\ˈwȯrt\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English wearte; akin to Old High German warza wart, Old Church Slavic vrědŭ injury

Date:

before 12th century

1 a: a horny projection on the skin usually of the extremities produced by proliferation of the skin papillae and caused by any of numerous human papillomaviruses —called also verruca vulgaris b: any of numerous similar skin lesions not caused by viruses2: an excrescence or protuberance resembling a true wart ; especially : a glandular excrescence or hardened protuberance on a plant3 a: one that suggests a wart especially in smallness, unpleasantness, or unattractiveness b: defect, imperfection —often used in the phrase warts and all

— wart·ed \ˈwȯr-təd\ adjective

— wart·less \ˈwȯrt-ləs\ adjective

— warty \ˈwȯr-tē\ adjective