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Webster 1913 Edition

Erose

E-rose′

,
Adj.
[L.
erosus
, p. p. See
Erode
.]
1.
Irregular or uneven as if eaten or worn away.
2.
(Bot.)
Jagged or irregularly toothed, as if nibbled out or gnawed.
–
E-rose′ly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition

Erose

ERO'SE

,
Adj.
[L. erosus.] In botany, an erose leaf has small sinuses in the margin, as if gnawed.

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