Lewis & Short

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ē-rōdo, no perf., rōsum, 3, v. a., to gnaw off or away, to consume.

  1. I. Prop.: vites (animalia), Plin. 30, 15, 52, § 146; cf. frondes, Col. poet. 10, 323.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. In gen., to eat away, corrode: aes, ferrum (aqua), Plin. 31, 2, 19, § 28: arbores sale, id. 12, 9, 20, § 37.
    2. B. Esp. in medic. lang., of erosive remedies, Cels. 5, 28; Plin. 24, 11, 52, § 89; 34, 15, 46, § 176.