wart
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• noun
A small, hard, benign growth on the skin, caused by a virus (typically human papillomavirus) and occurring most commonly on the hands or feet.
"The dermatologist used liquid nitrogen to freeze the stubborn wart on his knuckle."
A rounded protuberance or bump on the surface of a plant, tree trunk, or animal, such as those on the skin of a toad.
"Contrary to popular folklore, handling a toad with bumpy warts on its back will not give a person skin growths."
An undesirable feature, flaw, or imperfection in a person's character or in a thing (usually used in the plural).
"The biographer promised to write an honest account that portrayed the famous leader with all his warts."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English wearte, from Proto-Germanic *wartōn, ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer- meaning "to raise" or "a high place, protuberance."