The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acrospire
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.
Acrospire
Acrospire \Ac"ro*spire\, v. i. To put forth the first sprout.
Wiktionary
acrospire
n. (context botany English) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate. vb. To put forth the first sprout.