| 释义 |
hy·po·ge·al
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+|jēəl\ adjective
or hy·po·ge·ous \-əs\; also hy·po·ge·an or hy·po·gae·an \-ən\; or hy·po·ge·ic \-ēik\
Etymology: Late Latin hypogeus subterranean (from Greek hypogeios, hypogaios) + English -al or -ous or -an or -ic
1.
a. of a plant or plant part : growing below the surface of the ground; especially of a cotyledon : remaining below the ground while the epicotyl elongates
b. of plant germination : producing hypogeal cotyledons
2. : living below the surface of the ground — used especially of an insect; distinguished from aerial and epigeal
3. geology : occurring below the surface or within the interior of the earth
< hypogeal forces >
• hy·po·ge·al·ly \-əlē\ adverb |