acrospire

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

acrospire (plural acrospires)

1. (botany) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate.

[edit] Verb

to acrospire (third-person singular simple present acrospires, present participle acrospiring, simple past and past participle acrospired)

1. To put forth the first sprout.