pre·morse (pr -môrs )adj. Abruptly truncated, as though bitten or broken off: a premorse leaf. [Latin praemorsus, past participle of praemord  re, to bite off in front : prae-, pre- + mordre, to bite; see mer- in Indo-European roots.] |
premorse [prɪˈmɔːs]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology appearing as though the end had been bitten off a premorse leaf
[from Latin praemorsus bitten off in front, from praemordēre, from prae in front + mordēre to bite]
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