epigeal

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, upon, over) + γῆ (, earth).

Adjective

epigeal (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Living near the surface of the ground
  2. (botany, of a cotyledon) Emerging above the surface of the ground after being germinated

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