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BELOWGROUND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does belowground mean?
• BELOWGROUND (adjective)
The adjective BELOWGROUND has 2 senses:
1. under the level of the ground
2. underneath the ground
Familiarity information: BELOWGROUND used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Under the level of the ground
Synonyms:
belowground; underground
Context example:
underground caverns
Similar:
subsurface (beneath the surface)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Underneath the ground
Context example:
most of his friends are now belowground
Similar:
Context examples
Also, plants, aboveground arthropods, and belowground animals were positively affected by mechanical weeding, compared with herbicide-based weeding.
(Greener palm oil possible without sacrificing profit, SciDev.Net)
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