EROSE
(i-ROHS)
Jagged
or irregularly notched, as a leaf
Etymology:
From Latin rosus
meaning gnawed off.
Common
clues: Jagged; Uneven; Worn away unevenly; Like a maple leaf;
Notched, as a leaf; Irregularly notched; Gnawed away
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
3 times a year
Video:
Leaf
identification of common trees
Double
serrate: coarsely
serrate margin with smaller teeth on the margins of larger teeth.
Denticulate:
margins
with small pointed teeth directed outward, perpendicular to the
midrib, diminutive of dentate.
Broad-crenate:
margins
with widely spaced, rounded or blunt teeth, e.g., many violets
(Viola, Violaceae).
Serrulate:
margins
with small pointed teeth directed forward, towards the apex of
the leaf, diminutive of serrate.
Erose:
with
margins appearing gnawed, indentations shallow and irregular.
[Courtesy:
Northern
Ontario Plant Database]
23
Mo+ >1 06 Irregularly notched
19
We+ >1 01 Uneven JERKY
8
Th- >1 05 Notched, as a leaf
7
Th >1 04 Irregular
08
Worn away unevenly
5
Th+ >1 05 Notched JAGGY
5
We+ >1 07 Gnawed away
4
Mo >1 01 Eaten away
4
Th+ >1 03 Jagged-edged
4
We >1 08 Unevenly worn
3
Th- >1 04 Like oak leaves LOBED
3
We+ >1 00 Like some leaves OVATE
3
We- >1 09 Jagged, as a leaf's edge
3
Th- NYT 01 Like a maple leaf
03
Like an oak leaf
3
Fr- >1 87 Notched, as leaves
3
We >1 95 Uneven, as leaf edges
2
Th- >1 04 Gnawed around the edges
2
Tu- NYT 94 Having an irregular edge
03
Irregular edge
08
Irregularly worn
2
We CSy 06 Jagged, like a leaf
06
Raggedy-edged
2
Tu >1 01 Uneven, as leaves
2
Fr >1 08 Title for Mozart
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