acrospire

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acrospire - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Acrospire \Ac"ro*spire\, v. i.
     To put forth the first sprout.
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  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.
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