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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Acrospire

· Ac·ro·spire · IPA
01 n. The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate; the plumule in germination; -- so called from its spiral form.
  1. 1.
    The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate; the plumule in germination; -- so called from its spiral form.(Bot.)
02 v. i. To put forth the first sprout.
  1. 1.
    To put forth the first sprout.