wart

noun

A hard rough lump growing on the skin, caused by infection with certain viruses and occurring typically on the hands or feet.

noun

A similar growth or protuberance, as on a plant.

noun

A genital wart.

noun

One that resembles or is likened to a wart, especially in unattractiveness or smallness.

noun

An imperfection; a flaw.

idiom

(warts and all) All defects and imperfections notwithstanding.

noun

A small circumscribed elevation on the skin, usually with an uneven papillary surface and a broad base, caused by a localized overgrowth of the papillæ and epidermis; verruca; hence, a similar natural excrescence of the skin.

noun

In farriery, a spongy excrescence on the pastern of the horse.