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erose
[ ih-rohs ]
/ ɪˈroʊs /
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adjective
uneven, as if gnawed away.
Botany. having the margin irregularly incised as if gnawed, as a leaf.
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Origin of erose
OTHER WORDS FROM erose
e·rose·ly, adverbWords nearby erose
erogenous, Eroica Symphony, -eroo, Eros, Eros-433, erose, erosion, erosion surface, erosive, erotema, erotesis
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How to use erose in a sentence
In some grasses it is a distinct membrane narrow or broad, with an even, truncate or erose margin, or finely ciliate.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga AchariyarThe fourth glume is narrow, ciliate, nerveless or rarely 1-nerved, erose or bifid at the top.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
British Dictionary definitions for erose
erose
/ (ɪˈrəʊs, -ˈrəʊz) /
adjective
jagged or uneven, as though gnawed or bittenerose leaves
Derived forms of erose
erosely, adverbWord Origin for erose
C18: from Latin ērōsus eaten away, from ērōdere to erode
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