hydroponic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + Ancient Greek πόνος (pónos, “work, labour”). See hydroponics.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hʌɪdɹəˈpɒnɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

hydroponic

  1. (Horticulture) of a plant; pertaining to or grown using hydroponics, a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil.
    • 1991: Sid was now living in a small commune in the Shetland Islands, where he and his fellow communards were dedicated to the growing of implausibly large hydroponic onions. — Will Self, The Quantity Theory of Insanity
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