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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Premorse \Pre*morse"\, a. [L. praemorsus, p. p. of praemordere
     to bite off; prae before + mordere to bite.]
     Terminated abruptly, or as it bitten off.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Premorse root or Premorse leaves (Bot.), such as have an
        abrupt, ragged, and irregular termination, as if bitten
        off short.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Premorse \Pre*morse"\, a. [L. praemorsus, p. p. of praemordere
     to bite off; prae before + mordere to bite.]
     Terminated abruptly, or as it bitten off.
  
     Premorse root or leaves (Bot.), such as have an abrupt,
        ragged, and irregular termination, as if bitten off short.

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