adjective
- Growing, living, or occurring beneath the surface of the ground; underground.
Usage: Chiefly botanical and biological contexts
Examples
- Hypogeous roots extend deep into the soil to absorb water and nutrients.
- Truffles are hypogeous fungi that develop entirely underground.
- The hypogeous stem of the plant stores energy for spring growth.
- Hypogeous seeds germinate below the soil surface.
- Many root vegetables, such as potatoes, are hypogeous structures.