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wart.

A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

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Meaning & usage

noun/wɔːt/UK/wɔɹt/US
  1. A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

    A wart has appeared on my toe.
  2. Any similar growth occurring in plants or animals, such as the parotoid glands in the back of toads.

  3. Anything unsightly or undesirable; a blemish.

    figuratively · informal
  4. Any of the prefixes used in Hungarian notation.

    derogatory · slang
Where this word comes from

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.

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