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geoponics

[ jee-uh-pon-iks ]
/ ˌdʒi əˈpɒn ɪks /
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noun (used with a singular verb)

the art or science of agriculture.
gardening or farming in soil.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

geophysics, geophyte, geopolitical, geopolitics, geoponic, geoponics, geopotential, geopressured, georama, geordie, georgann
Compare hydroponics.

Origin of geoponics

First recorded in 1600–10; see origin at geoponic, -ics
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British Dictionary definitions for geoponics

geoponics

/ (ˌdʒiːəʊˈpɒnɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the science of agriculture
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