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epigeal

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[ep-i-jee-uhl]

adjective

  1. Entomology.living near the surface of the ground, as on low herbs or other surface vegetation.

  2. Botany.epigeous.

epigeal

/ ˌɛɪˈːə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to seed germination in which the cotyledons appear above the ground because of the growth of the hypocotyl

  2. living or growing on or close to the surface of the ground

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of epigeal1

First recorded in 1860–65; epige(ous) + -al 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of epigeal1

C19: from Greek epigeios of the earth, from epi- + ŧ earth

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