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A verruca
is a surface wart-like element, that usually is broader than it is
high and is not constricted at the base. |
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Verrucose (or
verrucous)
[
Botany] |
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A
surface feature that
can be found on many
organs of a
plant.
The word
Verrucose derives from the Latin adjective “verrucosus” meaning “warty” and
means covered with warts or similar outgrowths or protuberances;
verrucous; |
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Verrucose
is about the same as tuberculate. (Verrucose
=
tuberculate = warty)
On the left: verrucose leaves of Titanopsis
calcarea [click to enlarge] |
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