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epigeal definition

epi·geal (ep′i jē′əl)

adjective

  1. Bot.
    1. growing on or close to the ground
    2. emerging from the ground after germination: said of cotyledons
  2. Zool. living or developing on the exposed surface of the earth or in shallow water

Etymology: Gr epigeios, on the earth (< epi-, upon + gē, the earth) + -al

Also epigean ep′i·ge′an

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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