hydroponicsnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌhaɪ.drəˈpɒn.ɪks/us/ˌhaɪ.droʊˈpɑː.nɪks/specializedthe method of growing plants in water to which special chemicals are added, rather than growing them in earth
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Gardening - general words
- arborist
- bed
- bed sth out
- bonsai
- cutting
- deadhead
- grass
- hedgerow
- hoe
- homegrown
- horticulture
- landscape gardening
- mow
- nurse
- seed
- topiary
- tree surgeon
- trellis
- uproot
- urn
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Examples from literature
- Soviet hydroponics, a method where plants are grown in containers of specially fertilized water, had been an important part of Cuban farming.