‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; love, &unr_; (personified) Eros, fr. &unr_; to love. ] (Greek Myth.) Love; the god of love; -- by earlier writers represented as one of the first and creative gods, by later writers as the son of Aphrodite, equivalent to the Latin god Cupid. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. erosus, p. p. See Erode. ]
n. [ L. erosio. See Erode. ]
a. That erodes or gradually eats away; tending to erode; corrosive. Humble. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. e- out + rostrate. ] (Bot.) Without a beak. [ 1913 Webster ]