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| hy·po·ge·al [ hpə j əl ] or hy·po·ge·an [ hpə j ən ] or hy·po·ge·ous [ hpə j əss ] |
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1. underground: happening or living below ground
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2. remaining underground: describes a plant part that remains below ground while the stem of the plant grows.
See also epigeal (sense 1)
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| [Late 17th century. < late Latin hypogeus< Greek hupogeios "underground" < gē "ground, earth"] |
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 hy·po·ge·al·ly adverb |
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