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Definition of 'epigenous'

epigenous in British

(ɪˈpɪdʒɪnəs )
adjective
biology
growing on the surface, esp the upper surface, of an organism or part
an epigenous fungus
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epigenous in American

(ɛˈpɪdʒənəs ; epijˈənəs; iˈpɪdʒənəs ; ēpijˈənəs)
adjective
Botany
growing on the surface of a leaf or other plant part, esp. on the upper surface, as some fungi
see also hypogenous
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'epigenous'
epi- + -genous

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