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hypogeal (hl'pqje'al) a. [Gk. hypo, 

 under ;gaia, earth.] Subterranean ; 

 appl. stems, etc. (dot.). 



hypogenesis (hfpojgn'gsis) n. [Gk. 

 hypo, under ; genesis, origin.] De- 

 velopment without alternation of 

 generations occurring (bzol.). 



hypogenous (hlpoj'e'nus) a. [Gk. 

 hypo, under ; genos, birth.] Grow- 

 ing on the lower surface of anything 

 (dot.). 



hypogeous (hi'poje'us) a. [Gk. hypo, 

 under ; ge, earth.] Growing or 

 maturing under the earth (hot., 

 zool.). 



hypoglossal (hl'poglos'al) n. [Gk. 

 hypo, under ; glossa, tongue.] The 

 twelfth paired cranial nerve, dis- 

 tributed to the base of the tongue 

 (anat.). 



hypoglottis (hl'poglot'is) n. [Gk. 

 hypo, under ; glotta, tongue.] The 

 under part of the tongue (anat.) ; 

 a division of the labium of beetles 

 (zool.). 



hypognathous (hl'pogna'thus, hipog'- 

 nathus) a. [Gk. hypo, under ; 

 gnathos, jaw.] Having the lower 

 jaw slightly longer than the upper 

 (zool.). 



hypogynium (hi'pqjin'ium) n. [Gk. 

 hypo, under ; gyne, female.] That 

 structure which supports the ovary 

 in such plants as sedges (bot.). 



hypogynous (hipqj'inus) a. [Gk. 

 hypo, under ; gyne, female.] In- 

 serted below the gynoecium, and 

 not adherent ; cf. perigynous 

 (bot.). 



hypohyal (hl'pohl'al) n. [Gk. hypo, 

 under ; hyoeides, Y-shaped.] The 

 hyoid element lying between the 

 ceratohyal and the basihyal (anat.). 



hypoischium (hl'pois'kTum) n. [Gk. 

 hypo, under ; ischion, hip.] A small 

 bony rod passing backwards from 

 the ischiadic symphysis and sup- 

 porting the ventral cloacal wall 

 (zool.). 



hypomere (hl'pomer) n. [Gk. hypo, 

 under ; meros, part.] The lower 

 or lateral plate zone of the coelomic 

 pouches (emb.\ 



hypomeron (hlporn'e'ron) n. [Gk. 

 hypo, under ; meros, part.] The 

 lateral inflexed side of a coleopter- 

 ous prothorax (zool.). 



hyponasty (hl'ponas'ti) n. [Gk. hypo, 

 under ; nastos, close-pressed.] The 

 state of growth in a flattened 

 structure in which the under surface 

 grows more vigorously than the 

 upper (bot.). 



hyponome (hl'ponom) n. [Gk. hypo- 

 nome, underground passage.] The 

 funnel of the Cephalopods (zool., 

 Pal.). 



hyponychium (hi'ponik'ium) n. [Gk. 

 hypo, under ; onyx, nail.] The 

 layer of epidermis on which the 

 nail rests (anat.}. 



hypopetalous (hl'popet'alus) a. [Gk. 

 hypo, under ; petalon, petal.] Hav- 

 ing the corolla inserted below and 

 not adherent to the gynoecium 

 (bot.). 



hypophare (hi'pofar) n. [Gk. hypo, 

 under ; pherein, to bear.] The 

 lower part of the sponge in which 

 there are no chambers ; cf. spongo- 

 phare (zool.). 



hypopharyngeal (hi'pofarin'jeal, -far'- 

 inje'al) a. [Gk. hypo, under ; 

 pharynx, pharynx.] Pert, or situ- 

 ated below or in the lower surface 

 of the pharynx (zool.). 



hypopharynx (hl'pofar'ingks) n. [Gk. 

 hypo, under ; pharynx, pharynx.] 

 The lingua of many insects ; in 

 mosquitoes, an outgrowth from the 

 base of the labium which bears the 

 salivary groove or duct (zool.). 



hypophloeodal (hi'pofle'odal) a. [Gk. 

 hypo, under ; phloios, bark.] Liv- 

 ing or growing under the bark 

 (bot.). 



hypophyllium (hi'poffl'ium) n. [Gk. 

 hypo, under ; phyllon, leaf.] A 

 scale-like leaf below a cladophyll 

 (bot.). 



hypophysial (hl'pofiz'ial) a. [Gk. 

 hypo, under ; physis, growth.] 

 Pert, the hypophysis (anat.). 



hypophysis (hlpof'isis) n. [Gk. hypo, 

 under ; physis, growth.] The pitu- 

 itary body (anat.) ; the olfactory 

 pit in the lancelet (zool.) ; the last 

 cell of the suspensor (bot.). 



hypoplastron (hl'poplas'tron) n. [Gk. 

 hypo, under ; F. plastron, shield.] 

 The third lateral bony plate in the 

 plastron of turtles (zool,). 



hypopodium (hfpopo'dium) . [Gk. 

 hypo, under ; podion, little foot.] 



