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geoponic

[ jee-uh-pon-ik ]
/ ˌdʒi əˈpɒn ɪk /
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adjective
of or relating to tillage or agriculture; agricultural.
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Origin of geoponic

1600–10; <Greek geōponikós pertaining to husbandry, equivalent to geōpón(os) husbandman (geō-geo- + -ponos, agentive derivative of pónos work, labor + -ikos-ic

Words nearby geoponic

geophysical, geophysics, geophyte, geopolitical, geopolitics, geoponic, geoponics, geopotential, geopressured, georama, Geordie
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Words related to geoponic

agriculture, breeding, cultivation, culture, gardening, grazing, production, ranching, agronomy, feeding, fertilizing, gleaning, growing, harvesting, homesteading, hydroponics, landscaping, operating, reaping, seeding

British Dictionary definitions for geoponic

geoponic
/ (ˌdʒiːəʊˈpɒnɪk) /
adjective
of or relating to agriculture, esp as a science
rural; rustic

Word Origin for geoponic

C17: from Greek geōponikos concerning land cultivation, from geōponein to till the soil, from geo- + ponein to labour
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