Such seedlings are characterized by having elongated hypocotyls or epicotyls. 这样的幼苗具有伸长的下胚轴或上胚轴的特征。
Rapid elongation of the hypocotyls after germination pushes the cotyledons above ground in plants showing epigeal germination. 种子萌发后下胚轴迅速增长,将子叶顶出地面形成地上芽。