hydroponicsn.
/ˌhʌɪdrəʊˈpɒnɪks/ The process of growing plants without soil, in beds of sand, gravel, or similar supporting material flooded with nutrient solutions.
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aquaculture1887
sand culture1916
drip culture1923
aquaponics1937
hydroponics1937
gravel culture1940
ring culture1953
1937 W. F. Gericke in Science 12 Feb. 178/1 ‘Hydroponics’, which was suggested by Dr. W. A. Setchell, of the University of California, appears to convey the desired meaning better than any of a number of words considered.
1940 Times 20 Apr. 1 (advt.) Hydroponics (crops without soil)..easy if you use Gromost hydroponic mixture.
1940 Manch. Guardian Weekly 17 May 394/4 Hydroponics received a great impetus in the United States shortly after the trans-Pacific air line was established.
1955 Sci. News Let. 30 Apr. 282/3 Chemical gardening or hydroponics makes a favorite exhibit.
1970 New Scientist 5 Feb. 259/3 The potential of hydroponics..is only just beginning to be tapped.
Derivatives
hydroˈponic adj.
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hydroponic1951
hydro1988
1951 A. C. Clarke Sands of Mars viii. 94 The local brew..was completely synthetic—the joint offspring of hydroponic farm and chemical laboratory.
1971 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 13 May 1/4 Hydroponic grass has produced encouraging results with dairy herds, increasing their milk yield.
hydroˈponically adv.
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hydroponically1961
1961 Astronautica Acta VII. 134 Men have survived over extended periods on hydroponically produced plant food.
1967 Technol. Week 23 Jan. 48/1 Water and minerals from the Moon can be used to grow food hydroponically.
1973 Listener 13 Sept. 338/2 Growing vegetables like aubergines and sweet corn and green peppers hydroponically—that is, without soil.
hydroˈponicist n. one who practises hydroponics.
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hydroponicist1938
1938 California Monthly Feb. 40/3 The important factors..must be understood by the hydroponicist, as they must be understood by the successful gardener.
1956 Jrnl. Brit. Interplanetary Soc. 15 20 As hydroponicists have pointed out, soil is in no way a perfect medium.
hydroˈponicum n. the building or garden in which hydroponics is practised.
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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > [noun] > other types of garden
grounda1500
knot-garden1519
back-garden1535
summer garden1589
spring garden1612
spring gardena1625
water gardena1626
walled gardena1631
wildernessa1644
window garden1649
botanic garden1662
Hanging Gardens1705
winter garden1736
cottage garden1765
Vauxhall1770
English garden1771
wall garden1780
chinampa1787
moat garden1826
gardenesque1832
sunk garden1835
roof garden1844
weedery1847
wild garden1852
rootery1855
beer-garden1863
Japanese garden1863
bog-garden1883
Italian garden1883
community garden1884
sink garden1894
trough garden1935
sand garden1936
Zen garden1937
hydroponicum1938
tub garden1974
rain garden1994
1938 California Monthly Feb. 13/2 My first planting..was set in the hydroponicum on September 18, 1936.
1951 J. S. Douglas Hydroponics iii. 30 A farm or garden devoted to soilless cultivation is usually called a hydroponicum.
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