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Meaning of EROSE

Pronunciation:  i'rows

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
 
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 Synonyms: jagged, jaggy, notched, rough, toothed
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\E*rose"\, a. [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.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. Margin irregularly incised.
  2. Of a margin: finely and irregularly eroded or toothed.
 

 

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