ppl. a. [f. ACROSPIRE v. + -ED.] Furnished with an acrospire, having the first leaf-sprout.
1708. Mortimer, Husb., 263–4. For want of turning, when the Malt is spread on the Floor, it Comes and Sprouts at both Ends, which is called Acrospired, and is fit only for Swine.
