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epigeous

epigeous adjective: growing on, or close to, the ground.

Adjective

epigeous (not comparable)

  1. Growing on, or close to, the ground.

Origin of epigeous

From epi-, geo-, or -ous.

Questions about epigeous

What does epigeous mean?
Epigeous means growing on, or close to, the ground.
What part of speech is epigeous?
Epigeous is an adjective.

Words near epigeous in the dictionary

  1. epigenotypic
  2. epigenotyping
  3. epigenous
  4. epigenously
  5. epigeogenous
  6. epigeous
  7. epigeum
  8. epiglottal
  9. epiglottals
  10. epiglottic
  11. epiglottidean

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