Hydroponic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hʌɪdɹəˈpÉ’nɪk/
• Rhymes: -É’nɪk

Origin

From Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (hudōr, "water") + Ancient Greek πονος (ponos, "work, labour")

Adjective

adjective

1. (Horticulture) of a plant; 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