epigeous

[ep-i-jee-uh s]

adjective Botany.

growing on or close to the ground.

(of cotyledons) lifted above ground in germination.

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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Historical Examples of 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

adjective

a variant of epigeal

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epigeous in Science

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.