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hypogeous

hypogeous adjective: living or maturing underground; subterranean.

Adjective

hypogeous (comparative more hypogeous, superlative most hypogeous)

  1. Living or maturing underground; subterranean
    Synonyms:
    hypogean, hypogeal

Synonyms of hypogeous

Forms of hypogeous

comparativemore hypogeous
superlativemost hypogeous

Origin of hypogeous

From Ancient Greek ὑπόγειος (hupógeios) + English -ous.

Questions about hypogeous

What does hypogeous mean?
Hypogeous means living or maturing underground; subterranean.
What part of speech is hypogeous?
Hypogeous is an adjective.

Words near hypogeous in the dictionary

  1. hypogenitalisms
  2. hypogenous
  3. hypogeocarpous
  4. hypogeogenous
  5. hypogeometric
  6. hypogeous
  7. hypogeum
  8. hypogeums
  9. hypogeusia
  10. hypogeusias
  11. hypoglandular

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