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hypogenous definition

hy·pog·enous (hī päj′ə nəs, hi-)

adjective

growing on the lower surface of something, as spores on the underside of some fern leaves

Etymology: hypo- + -genous

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