Hypogeous
[hahy-puh-jee-uh l, hip-uh-] /ˌhaɪ pəˈdʒi əl, ˌhɪp ə-/
adjective
1.
underground; subterranean.
/ˌhaɪpəˈdʒiːəs/
adjective
1.
another word for hypogeal
/ˌhaɪpəˈdʒiːəl/
adjective
1.
occurring or living below the surface of the ground
2.
(botany) of or relating to seed germination in which the cotyledons remain below the ground, because of the growth of the epicotyl
hypogeous
(hī’pə-jē’əs)
Relating to the germination of a seed in which the cotyledons remain below the surface of the ground. Compare epigeous.
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