Definition of Epigeous. Meaning of Epigeous. Synonyms of Epigeous

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Definition of Epigeous

Epigeous
Epigeous Ep`i*ge"ous, a. Same as Epig[ae]ous.

Meaning of Epigeous from wikipedia

- Epigeal, epigean, epigeic and epigeous are biological terms describing an organism's activity above the soil surface. In botany, a seed is described as...
- fungi. Fruitbodies are termed epigeous if they grow on the ground, while those that grow underground are hypogeous. Epigeous sporocarps that are visible...
- placement (in ways not fundamental to the basic taxonomy). It is called epigeous if it grows above ground, as with the morels, while underground ascocarps...
- bodies of many species take on classic, well-recognized shapes such as epigeous mushrooms and hypogeous truffles. Most of these produce microscopic propagules...
- eye). They can appear either below ground (hypogeous) or above ground (epigeous) where they may be picked by hand. Edibility may be defined by criteria...
- centimetres (6 inches), and may be stalked or sessile. The order includes epigeous, semihypogeous to hypogeous (truffles) taxa. The ascospores are single-celled...
- underground fruiting bodies - for example, truffles. The opposite term is epigeous. "hypogeal". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Adrian D. Bell; Alan Bryan...
- Mushrooms can appear either below ground (hypogeous) or above ground (epigeous) and can be picked by hand. Edibility may be defined by criteria including...
- rusts and ****s do not produce such structures. As with other sporocarps, epigeous (above-ground) basidiocarps that are visible to the naked eye (especially...
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