premorse [pri(:)'mɔ:s]
adj.
[植]啮蚀状的
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 {Premorse leaves} (Bot.), such as have an
abrupt, ragged, and irregular termination, as if bitten
off short.