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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.
Definition
2024
erose
erose
English
Adjective
erose
(
comparative
more
erose
,
superlative
most
erose
)
Irregularly notched, eaten away, as though bitten
Italian
Verb
erose
third-person singular past historic of
erodere
erose
f
plural of
eroso
Anagrams
rosee
Latin
Participle
ērōse
vocative masculine singular of
ērōsus
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