Definition of Acrospere

Definition of Acrospere

Ac"ro*spire (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; + &?; 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, v. i. To put forth the first sprout.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

the sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate
To put forth the first sprout

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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