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premorse

(prē môrs′)

adjective

ending abruptly and unevenly, as if bitten off: said of a leaf or root

Origin: L praemorsus, pp. of praemordere, to bite off, orig. to bite in front or at the end < prae-, before + mordere, to bite: see pre- & mordant

See premorse in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Abruptly truncated, as though bitten or broken off: a premorse leaf.

Origin:

Origin: Latin praemorsus

Origin: , past participle of praemordēre, to bite off in front

Origin: : prae-, pre-

Origin: + mordēre, to bite; see mer- in Indo-European roots

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