acrospire Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ac"ro*spire noun
Etymology
Gr. + anything twisted.
Definitions
  1. (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 intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To put forth the first sprout.

Webster 1913