veˈrruci-
combining form, on L. models, of L. verrūca verruca, occurring in a few terms in Biol. and Bot., as verruˈciferous a., of a zoophyte: bearing verrucæ; veˈrruciform a., wart-shaped.
verrucæform adj. (= prec.) occurs in Henslow Dict. Bot. Terms (1856) s.v.
| 1833 Hooker in Smith Eng. Flora V. i. 132 Apothecia verruciform. 1846 Dana Zooph. (1848) 506 Corallum with deep immersed cells, interstices verruciferous, verrucæ convex. Ibid. 525 Summit branchlets verruciform. |