Definitions for erose

erose e·rose

Spelling: [ih-rohs]
IPA: /ɪˈroʊs/

Erose is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 43 anagrams from letters in erose (eeors).

Definitions for erose

adjective

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

Origin of erose

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

Examples for erose

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

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

Word Value for erose
Scrable

5

Words with friends

5

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