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Webster 1913 Edition
Acrospire
Ac′ro-spire
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] + [GREEK] anything twisted.]
(Bot.)
The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate; the plumule in germination; – so called from its spiral form.
Ac′ro-spire
,Verb.
I.
To put forth the first sprout.
Webster 1828 Edition
Acrospire
AC'ROSPIRE
,Noun.
A shoot, or sprout of a seed; the plume, or plumule, so called from its spiral form.