Get to know Epigeal better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning.
Epigeal in a sentence
Epigeal meaning
- Living near the surface of the ground
- Emerging above the surface of the ground after being germinated
Using Epigeal
- The main meaning on this page is: Living near the surface of the ground | Emerging above the surface of the ground after being germinated
Context around Epigeal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Epigeal
- In this selection, "epigeal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, species, ones and plants stand out and add context to how "epigeal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include hypogeal and epigeal species include and seeds than epigeal ones. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "epigeal" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with epigeal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hypogeal plants have (on average) significantly larger seeds than epigeal ones. (11 words)
The frequently garden grown common bean - Phaseolus vulgaris - is epigeal while the closely related runner bean - Phaseolus coccineus - is hypogeal. (20 words)
They are also capable of surviving if the seedling is clipped off, as meristem buds remain underground (with epigeal plants, the meristem is clipped off if the seedling is grazed). (30 words)
Groups which contain both hypogeal and epigeal species include, for example, the Araucariaceae family of Southern Hemisphere conifers, citation the Fabaceae (pea family), and the genus Lilium (see Lily seed germination types ). (32 words)
They are also capable of surviving if the seedling is clipped off, as meristem buds remain underground (with epigeal plants, the meristem is clipped off if the seedling is grazed). (30 words)
The frequently garden grown common bean - Phaseolus vulgaris - is epigeal while the closely related runner bean - Phaseolus coccineus - is hypogeal. (20 words)
Example sentences (4)
Groups which contain both hypogeal and epigeal species include, for example, the Araucariaceae family of Southern Hemisphere conifers, citation the Fabaceae (pea family), and the genus Lilium (see Lily seed germination types ).
Hypogeal plants have (on average) significantly larger seeds than epigeal ones.
The frequently garden grown common bean - Phaseolus vulgaris - is epigeal while the closely related runner bean - Phaseolus coccineus - is hypogeal.
They are also capable of surviving if the seedling is clipped off, as meristem buds remain underground (with epigeal plants, the meristem is clipped off if the seedling is grazed).