premorse

== English == === Etymology === From Latin praemorsus, past participle of praemordere (“to bite off”), from prae (“before”) + mordere (“to bite”). === Adjective === premorse (not comparable) (archaic, botany) Terminated abruptly, or as if bitten off. === References === “premorse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === emperors