aeroponicsn.
/ˌɛːrə(ʊ)ˈpɒnɪks/, U.S. /ˌɛroʊˈpɑnɪks/, /ˌɛrəˈpɑnɪks/ Agriculture and Horticulture.
With singular agreement. A method of cultivating plants in which the roots are allowed to hang in the air, and nutrient solution is delivered to them in the form of a fine mist.
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1957 Commerce Jrnl. (Hunt County, Texas) 12 July 1/1 It's sleight of hand hydroponics..or, out-of-the-hat aeroponics.
1981 BioScience 31 565 A variation to hydroponics, called aeroponics, may be even more adaptable to space, because it does not require the transport of large amounts of heavy, bulky water.
2005 Star Phoenix (Saskatoon, Sask.) (Nexis) 31 Dec. f4 Aeroponics is not a widespread technology at present, but..it's being used by..some sophisticated marijuana growers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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n.1957- melon ground
- melon harvest
- melon leaf
- melon merchant
- melon oil
- melon patch
- melon pink
- melon pit
- melon plant
- melon pumpkin
- melon seed
- melon shell
- melon thistle
- melon tree
- melon vine
- melon volute
- melon ware
- melon yellow
- melon-blubber
- melon-cactus
- melon-caterpillar
- melon-cutting
- melon-formed
- melon-hole
- melon-hood