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epigeous

[ ep-i-jee-uhs ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. growing on or close to the ground.
  2. (of cotyledons) lifted above ground in germination.


epigeous

/ ˌɛpɪˈdʒiːəs /

adjective

  1. a variant of epigeal


epigeous

/ ĕp′ə-jēəs /

  1. Relating to the germination of a seed in which the cotyledons emerge above the surface of the ground.
  2. Compare hypogeous


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Word History and Origins

Origin of epigeous1

First recorded in 1825–35; from Greek epígeios “on, of the world,” equivalent to epi- prefix meaning “on, over, near, etc.” + -geios ( ge-, stem of “earth“ + -ios adjective suffix); epi-, -ous

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Example Sentences

It is a short, unattractive tree, with epigeous branches spreading out in a straggling manner.

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