eroding
- n (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
- v become ground down or deteriorate
- v remove soil or rock
erodium
- n geraniums of Europe and South America and Australia especially mountainous regions
erodium cicutarium
- n European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
erodium moschatum
- n low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to alfilaria
erodium texanum
- n of prairies and desert areas of southwestern United States and Mexico
erogenous zone
- n any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation