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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hy·po·ge·al ETYMOLOGY Late Latin hypogeus subterranean, from Greek hypogaios, from hypo- + gaia earth DATE 1686 1. growing or living below the surface of the ground 2. of a cotyledon : remaining below the ground while the epicotyl elongates Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hy·po·ge·al \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+|jēəl\ adjective or hy·po·ge·ous \-əs\; also hy·po·ge·an or hy·po·gae·an \-ən\; orhy·po·ge·ic \-ēik\ Etymology: Late Latin hypogeus subterranean (from Greek hypogeios, hypogaios) + English -al or -ous or -an or -ic 1. a. of a plant or plant part : growing below the surface of the ground; especially of a cotyledon : remaining below the ground while the epicotyl elongates b. of plant germination : producing hypogeal cotyledons 2. : living below the surface of the ground — used especially of an insect; distinguished from aerial and epigeal 3. geology : occurring below the surface or within the interior of the earth < hypogeal forces > • hy·po·ge·al·ly \-əlē\ adverb |
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