hydroponic
English
Etymology
Back-formation from hydroponics.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hʌɪdɹəˈpɒnɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɒnɪk
Adjective
hydroponic
- (agriculture, horticulture) Of a plant; pertaining to or grown using hydroponics, a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil.
- 1991, Will Self, The Quantity Theory of Insanity:
- 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.
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