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 viruses
2 : an excrescence or protuberance resembling a true wart; especially : a glandular excrescence or hardened protuberance on a plant
3 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