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erose

[ih-rohs]

Origin

adjective

uneven, as if gnawed away.

Botany. having the margin irregularly incised as if gnawed, as a leaf.

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

Related forms

e·rose·ly, adverb

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variation in an organism's life cycle of dissimilar reproductive forms

phase in plant life which starts with a zygote produced by sexual reproduction

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erose (ɪˈrəʊs, -ˈrəʊz)

—*adj*
	jagged or uneven, as though gnawed or bitten: erose leaves

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

e'rosely

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

erose

from L. erosus, pp. of erodere (see erosion).

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