SINCE 1828
hypogeal
adjective
hy·po·ge·al
| \ ˌhī-pə-ˈjē-əl
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variants:
or hypogean \ ˌhī-pə-ˈjē-ən
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or hypogeous \ ˌhī-pə-ˈjē-əs
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or hypogeous \ ˌhī-pə-ˈjē-əs
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Definition of hypogeal
1
: growing or living below the surface of the ground
2
of a cotyledon
: remaining below the ground while the epicotyl elongates
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