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#123610 02/21/2004 7:57 PM
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Date: Mon May 22 00:12:10 EDT 2000
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--erose

erose (i-ROS) adjective

Irregularly notched, toothed, or indented.

[From Latin erosus, past participle of erodere, to gnaw off.]



#123611 02/22/2004 7:02 AM
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So what is the word for regularly notched, toothed, or indented?

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is serrated related?



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