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wart

UK/wɔːt/ US/wɔɹt/ uncommon informal slang

noun

1.

any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)

2.

(pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus

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Origin

From Middle English warte, werte, from Old English wearte, from Proto-West Germanic *wartā, from Proto-Germanic *wartǭ. Cognate with Dutch wrat, German Warze, Hunsrik Waarz, Swedish vårta and Danish vorte.

Phrases

  • butcher's wart
  • fruit wart
  • genital wart
  • Peruvian wart
  • plantar wart
  • planter's wart
  • potato wart
  • prosector's wart

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