epigeous
[ ep-i-jee-uhs ]
/ ˌɛp ɪˈdʒi əs /
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adjective Botany.
growing on or close to the ground.
(of cotyledons) lifted above ground in germination.
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It is a short, unattractive tree, with epigeous branches spreading out in a straggling manner.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
British Dictionary definitions for epigeous
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Scientific definitions for epigeous
epigeous
[ ĕp′ə-jē′əs ]
Relating to the germination of a seed in which the cotyledons emerge above the surface of the ground. Compare hypogeous.
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