geoponic

[ jee-uh-pon-ik ]

/ ˌdʒi əˈpɒn ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to tillage or agriculture; agricultural.

Nearby words

geophysical, geophysics, geophyte, geopolitical, geopolitics, geoponic, geoponics, geopotential, geopressured, georama, geordie

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

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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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