hypogeanadj.
/hʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈdʒiːən//hɪpə(ʊ)ˈdʒiːən/ Existing or growing beneath the surface of the ground; underground.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [adjective] > subterranean
subterraneal1592
under-earth1592
under-earthly1605
subterranean1607
subterraneous1607
subterrene1610
underground1610
subterrestrial1613
subterrane1614
subterrany1626
sotteran1648
subterrenean1653
subterrean1659
mediterraneous1668
hypogeal1686
submundane1805
subsurface1840
hypogeous1847
hypogean1852
below ground1859
catachthonic1884
catachthonian1888
the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > situated or placed under > below the ground
lowc1350
subterraneal1592
under-earth1592
under-earthly1605
subterranean1607
subterraneous1607
subterrene1610
subterrestrial1613
subterrane1614
subterrany1626
sotteran1648
subterrenean1653
hypogeal1686
hypogeous1847
hypogean1852
below ground1859
1852 Badham in Fraser's Mag. XLVI. 271 Fabricius minutely describes, as belonging to this hypogean race, a fish about one foot in length.
1855 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Hypogeus, applied to certain cotyledons which..remain below the ground during germination: hypogean.
1880 C. Darwin & F. Darwin Power of Movement in Plants 27 The cotyledons are hypogean, or never rise above the ground.
1885 Science 26 June 519/1 In any hypogean insect which continually uses its claws in burrowing, the need of shedding and renewal of these organs is apparent.
1885 Science 26 June 519/1 The facts regarding the cicada's hypogean life.
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