EPIGEAL

Etymology

Adjective

epigeal (not comparable)

(biology) Living near the surface of the ground

(botany, of a cotyledon) Emerging above the surface of the ground after being germinated

Coordinate terms

• hypogeal

Source: Wiktionary


Ep`i*ge"al, a. (Bot.)

Definition: Epigæous. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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