epigeal
adjective
- Bot.
- growing on or close to the ground
- emerging from the ground after germination: said of cotyledons
- Zool. living or developing on the exposed surface of the earth or in shallow water
See epigeal in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĕpˌə-jēˈəl) also ep·i·ge·an (-ən) or ep·i·ge·ous (-əs)
adjective- Biology Living or occurring on or near the surface of the ground.
- Botany Of or relating to the emergence of cotyledons above the surface of the ground after germination.
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