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acrospire definition

acro·spire (ak′rō spīr′)

noun

Bot. the spiral primary bud of germinating grain

Etymology: altered as if < acro- + spire < Eng dial. akerspire < OE æhher (Northumbrian dial.), ēar, ear + spīr, spire

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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