English Dictionary: Acrospire | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Acrospire | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Acrospire \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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Acrospire \Ac"ro*spire\, v. i. To put forth the first sprout. |