epigeous, a. Bot.
(ɛpɪˈdʒiːəs)
[f. Gr. ἐπίγει-ος (f. ἐπί upon + γῆ earth) + -ous.]
Of plants: Growing close upon the earth. = epigeal a. b.
| 1835 Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) II. 380. 1847 J. Lindley Elem. Bot. p. xxxvi/2 Epigeous, growing close upon the earth. 1866 Treas. Bot. |