ackersprit

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adjective

When the eyes of a potato tuber have germinated before the potato was got up, and have formed a number of small unripe tubers attached to the old, supertuberation.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectiveackersprit (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteChesterWhen the eyes of a potato tuber have germinated before the potato was got up, and have formed a number of small unripe tubers attached to the old, supertuberation.
  2. not comparableobsoleteChesterWhen the axillary buds on the stem of a potato grow into small green tubers, as is often the case in wet seasons.

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Chicago

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