epigeal
or ep·i·ge·an
[ ep-i-jee-uhl ]
adjective
Entomology. living near the surface of the ground, as on low herbs or other surface vegetation.
Botany. epigeous.
Origin of epigeal
1First recorded in 1860–65; epige(ous) + -al1
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British Dictionary definitions for epigeal
epigeal
epigean or epigeous
/ (ˌɛpɪˈdʒiːəl) /
adjective
of or relating to seed germination in which the cotyledons appear above the ground because of the growth of the hypocotyl
living or growing on or close to the surface of the ground
Origin of epigeal
1C19: from Greek epigeios of the earth, from epi- + gē earth
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