geoponics

geoponics
Synonyms and related words:
agrarianism, agricultural geology, agriculture, agrology, agronomics, agronomy, contour farming, cultivation, culture, dirt farming, dry farming, dryland farming, farm economy, farming, fruit farming, grain farming, husbandry, hydroponics, intensive farming, mixed farming, rural economy, sharecropping, strip farming, subsistence farming, tank farming, thremmatology, tillage, tilth, truck farming

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  • Geoponics — Ge o*pon ics, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. g[ e]oponique.] The art or science of cultivating the earth; agriculture. Evelin. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • geoponics — /jee euh pon iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the art or science of agriculture. 2. gardening or farming in soil. Cf. hydroponics. [1600 10; see GEOPONIC, ICS] * * * …   Universalium

  • geoponics — noun the science of agriculture …   Wiktionary

  • geoponics — study of agriculture Sciences and Studies …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • geoponics — n. pl. Agriculture, husbandry, culture of the soil, tillage, rural economy …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • geoponics — ge·o·pon·ics …   English syllables

  • geoponics — ge•o•pon•ics [[t]ˌdʒi əˈpɒn ɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) 1) agr. the art or science of agriculture 2) agr. gardening or farming in soil (contrasted with hydroponics). • Etymology: 1600–10; < Gk geōponikós, der. of geōpón(os) farmer …   From formal English to slang

  • geoponics — /dʒioʊˈpɒnɪks/ (say jeeoh poniks) noun the art or science of agriculture. {Greek geōponikos} …  

  • geoponics — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈpäniks noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: Middle Greek geōponika, from Greek, neuter plural of geōponikos : an art or science of cultivating the earth : husbandry * * * /jee euh pon iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hydroponics — noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: hydr + ponics (as in geoponics agriculture) Date: 1937 the growing of plants in nutrient solutions with or without an inert medium (as soil) to provide mechanical support • hydroponic adjective… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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