ACROSPIRE


Meaning of ACROSPIRE in English

-ˌspī(ə)r noun

( -s )

Etymology: alteration (influenced by acr- ) of earlier akerspire, acherspire, from English dialect aker, acher ear of grain (from Old English æhher, æcher, ēar ) + spire (sprout, blade of grass) — more at ear (spike of grain)

: the spiral plumule in a germinating grain

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