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acrospire

acrospire noun: the sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate.

Noun

acrospire (plural acrospires)

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

Verb

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

  1. To put forth the first sprout.

Forms of acrospire

Noun
pluralacrospires
Verb
third-person singular presentacrospires
present participleacrospiring
past participleacrospired
pastacrospired

Origin of acrospire

acro- + spire

Questions about acrospire

What does acrospire mean?
Acrospire means the sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate.
What part of speech is acrospire?
Acrospire can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of acrospire?
The plural of acrospire is acrospires.

Words near acrospire in the dictionary

  1. acrosome
  2. acrosomeless
  3. acrosomes
  4. acrosomic
  5. acrosomin
  6. acrospire
  7. acrospired
  8. acrospires
  9. acrospiring
  10. acrospiroma
  11. acrospiromas

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