hypogeal
adjective
hy·po·ge·al ˌhī-pə-ˈjē-əl 
variants or hypogean
ˌhī-pə-ˈjē-ən
or hypogeous ˌhī-pə-ˈjē-əs
1
: growing or living below the surface of the ground
2
of a cotyledon : remaining below the ground while the epicotyl elongates
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin hypogēus, hypogaeos "underground, subterranean" (borrowed from Greek hypógeios, hypógaios, from hypo- hypo- + -geios, adjective derivative of gê "earth" and -gaios, adjective derivative of gaîa "earth") + -al entry 1, -an entry 2, -ous — more at geo-
First Known Use
1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- hoverer
- hoverers
- hoverfly
- hovering
- hovering (over)
- hovering accent
- hovering act
- hovering over
- hovering stress
- hoverplane
- hoverports
- hovers
- hovers (over)
- hovers over
- hovertrains
- hovhaness
- Hovhaness (Chakmakjian)
- hovhaness chakmakjian
- Hovis
- how
- how about
- how about it
- how about you
- how are you keeping
- how can