geocarpic

adjective

ge·​o·​car·​pic

¦jēō¦kärpik

: producing or ripening the fruit beneath the surface of the ground

the peanut is one of the few plants … which are geocarpic

—W. P. Jacobs

geocarpy

ˈ⸗⸗ˌ⸗pē

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary ge- + -carpic

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