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e·rose  audio  (-rs) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
Irregularly notched, toothed, or indented: erose leaves.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin rsus, past participle of rdere, to gnaw off ; see erode

OTHER FORMS:
e·rosely(Adverb)


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