Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as hypogeal.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Bot.) Growing under ground; remaining under ground; ripening its fruit under ground.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective biology Living or maturing underground; subterranean

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  • To me, hypogeal is the more common variant.

    October 15, 2009