Wart, n.

n. [A-S. weart, Icel. varta, Sw. vårta, Dan. vorte, L. Ger. waarte, wratte, D. vrat, O. H. Ger. warza, M. H. Ger. warze, werze, N. H. Ger. warze, Lat. verruca.]

1. A small, hard tumor on the skin formed by an enlargement of its vascular papillae, and a thickening of the epidermis which covers them. Good.
2. (Bot.) A glandular excrescence or hardened protuberance on plants.