hypogean
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hy·po·ge·al
(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- + gē, earth.]
hy′po·ge′al·ly adv.
hypogean
orhypogaean
adj
being, living or growing underground or below the earth's surface
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hypogean
adjectiveLocated or operating beneath the earth's surface: