hypogenous

hy·pog·e·nous

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-poj-uh-nuh s, hi-]
- /haɪˈpɒdʒ ə nəs, hɪ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-poj-uh-nuh s, hi-]
- /haɪˈpɒdʒ ə nəs, hɪ-/

Definitions of hypogenous word

adjective hypogenous growing beneath, or on the undersurface, as fungi on leaves. 1
adjective hypogenous produced or growing on the undersurface, esp (of fern spores) growing on the undersurface of the leaves 0
adjective hypogenous growing on the lower surface of something, as spores on the underside of some fern leaves 0

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Origin of hypogenous

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75; hypogene + -ous

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Parts of speech for Hypogenous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hypogenous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

hypogenous usage trend in Literature

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