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hypogeal

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hy⋅po⋅ge⋅al

  [hahy-puh-jee-uhl, hip-uh-]
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–adjective
underground; subterranean.
Also, hy⋅po⋅gae⋅al, hy⋅po⋅ge⋅ous, hy⋅po⋅gae⋅ous.

Origin:
1680–90; < L hypogē(us) (< Gk hypógeios underground, subterranean, equiv. to hypo- hypo- + gê earth + -ios adj. suffix) + -al 1
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hy·po·ge·al   (hī'pə-jē'əl)   
adj.  

  1. Located under the earth's surface; underground.

  2. Botany Of or relating to seed germination in which the cotyledons remain below the surface of the ground.


[From Latin hypogēus, from Greek hupogeios : hupo-, hypo- + gē, earth.]
hy'po·ge'al·ly adv.
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