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单词 hypogeal
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hypogeal

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hy·po·ge·al

H0366800 (hī′pə-jē′əl) also hy·po·ge·an (-ən) or hy·po·ge·ous (-əs)adj.1. Living or occurring under the earth's surface.2. Botany Of or relating to seed germination in which the cotyledons remain below the surface of the ground.
[From Latin hypogēus, from Greek hupogeios : hupo-, hypo- + , earth.]
hy′po·ge′al·ly adv.

hypogeal

,

hypogaeal

,

hypogeous

or

hypogaeous

adj1. (Biology) occurring or living below the surface of the ground2. (Botany) botany of or relating to seed germination in which the cotyledons remain below the ground, because of the growth of the epicotyl[C19: from Latin hypogēus, from Greek hupogeios, from hypo- + earth]

hy•po•ge•al

(ˌhaɪ pəˈdʒi əl)

also hy`po•ge′an, hy`po•ge′ous,



adj. existing or growing underground. [1680–90; < Latin hypogē(us) (< Greek hypógeios underground =hypo- hypo- + -geios, adj. derivative of earth)]
Thesaurus

hypogeal

adjectiveLocated or operating beneath the earth's surface:hypogean, hypogeous, subterranean, subterrestrial, underground.

hypogeal

enUK

hypogeal

[¦hī·pə¦jē·əl] (biology) hypogeous

hypogeal

enUK

hypogeal

(hī′pə-jē′əl) also

hypogean

(-ən) or

hypogeous

(-əs)adj.1. Living or occurring under the earth's surface.2. Botany Of or relating to seed germination in which the cotyledons remain below the surface of the ground.
hy′po·ge′al·ly adv.

hypogeal

(of seed GERMINATION) characterized by the COTYLEDONS (2) remaining underground within the seed coat as the epicotyl lengthens, with the young shoot and root growing out from the seed. The broad bean (Vicia faba), for example, is hypogeal. Compare EPIGEAL.

hypogeal

enUK
Related to hypogeal: epigeal
  • adj

Synonyms for hypogeal

adj located or operating beneath the earth's surface

Synonyms

  • hypogean
  • hypogeous
  • subterranean
  • subterrestrial
  • underground
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