erose

[ ih-rohs ]

adjective

1. uneven, as if gnawed away.
2. Botany. having the margin irregularly incised as if gnawed, as a leaf.

erose

/ -ˈrəʊz; ɪˈrəʊs /

adjective

1. jagged or uneven, as though gnawed or bitten

   erose leaves

Derived Forms

• eˈrosely, adverb

Other Words From

• e·rosely adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of erose¹

1785–95; < Latin ērōsus, past participle of ērōdere. See erode

Word History and Origins

Origin of erose¹

C18: from Latin ērōsus eaten away, from ērōdere to erode

Example Sentences

Flowers large, solitary on long terminal peduncles, mostly 4-merous; corolla campanulate-funnel-form, its lobes usually fimbriate or erose, not crowned; a row of glands between the bases of the filaments.

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The fourth glume is narrow, ciliate, nerveless or rarely 1-nerved, erose or bifid at the top.

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The first glume is very short less than 1/5 inch, broadly oblong, nerveless, hyaline, broadly truncate and erose at the apex.

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In some grasses it is a distinct membrane narrow or broad, with an even, truncate or erose margin, or finely ciliate.

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