geoponics
Americannoun
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the art or science of agriculture.
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gardening or farming in soil.
noun
Etymology
Origin of geoponics
Example Sentences
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Indoors or out, growing plants in water permits far more intensive cultivation than geoponics, or earth gardening.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the other hand, the soil is so wonderfully rich and fertile that the study of geoponics and artificial manuring was never thought essential.
From The Philippine Islands by John Foreman
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