1822, "pertaining to muscular erection," from French érectile, from Latin erect-, past participle stem of erigere "to raise or set up" (see erect (adj.)).
erectile feathers
the penis is an erectile organ
erectile tissue
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Erebus
Erechtheus
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Erewhon
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