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EPIGENOUS

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e⋅pig⋅e⋅nous

[i-pij-uh-nuhs]
–adjective Botany.
growing on the surface, esp. the upper surface, as fungi on leaves.

Origin:
1865–70; epi- + -genous
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e·pig·e·nous   (ĭ-pĭj'ə-nəs)   
adj.   Botany
Developing or growing on an upper surface, as fungi on leaves.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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