geocarpic
adjective
ge·o·car·pic
¦jēō¦kärpik
: producing or ripening the fruit beneath the surface of the ground
the peanut is one of the few plants … which are geocarpic
W. P. Jacobs
W. P. Jacobs geocarpy noun
ˈ⸗⸗ˌ⸗pē
plural -es
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary ge- + -carpic