Definition of verruca
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LNS
verrūca, verrūcae
verruca
noun (f., 1st declension)
  1. a steep place, height
  2. A wart
  3. An excrescence
  4. a slight fault, small failing
Abbreviations
verrūca, ae, f., a steep place, height. Lit., Cato ap. Gell. 3, 7, 6; 3, 7, 13 (cf. also Quint. 8, 3, 48; 8, 6, 14).

— Transf A wart on the human body, Plin. 20, 12, 48, § 123; 22, 21, 29, § 59; 33, 4, 25, § 85.

— An excrescence on precious stones, Plin. 37, 12, 74, § 195.

—* Trop., a slight fault, small failing, opp. to tuber, Hor. S. 1, 3, 74.
 
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