epigeous

[ ep-i-jee-uh s ]

/ ˌɛp ɪˈdʒi əs /

adjective Botany.

growing on or close to the ground.

(of cotyledons) lifted above ground in germination.

Nearby words

epigenetic, epigenetics, epigenome, epigenomics, epigenous, epigeous, epiglottic cartilage, epiglottic fold, epiglottidectomy, epiglottis, epiglottitis

Origin of epigeous

1825–35; < Greek epígeios on, of the world, equivalent to epi- epi- + -geios (ge-, stem of gê earth + -ios adj. suffix); see -ous

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Examples from the Web for epigeous

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

epigeous

/ (ˌɛpɪˈdʒiːəs) /

adjective

a variant of epigeal

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Science 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.