The problem is the inclusion of 'germination'. The definition of hypogeal and epigeal is clear. T > Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:51:09 -0500 > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > From: jshields@indy.net > Subject: Re: [pbs] Define Epigeal and Hypogeal > > The problem with the simple definition -- cotyledons above ground after > germination vs. cotyledons below ground -- is that for many monocots, the > cotyledon stays inside the endosperm structure and that is where the seed > was -- above ground or buried, happenstance perhaps -- when the seed > germinated. >