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ep⋅i⋅ge⋅ous

  [ep-i-jee-uhs]
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–adjective Botany.
1. growing on or close to the ground.
2. (of cotyledons) lifted above ground in germination.
Origin:
1825–35; < Gk epígeios on, of the world, equiv. to epi- epi- + -geios (ge-, s. of gê earth + -ios adj. suffix); see -ous
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ep·i·ge·al   (ěp'ə-jē'əl)   
adj.  

  1. Biology Living or occurring on or near the surface of the ground.

  2. Botany Of or relating to the emergence of cotyledons above the surface of the ground after germination.


[From Greek epigeios, on the earth : epi-, epi- + gē, earth.]
ep·i·ge·ous   (ěp'ə-jē'əs)   
adj.  Variant of epigeal.
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epigeous   (ěp'ə-jē'əs)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to the germination of a seed in which the cotyledons emerge above the surface of the ground. Compare hypogeous.
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