soil
noun
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
soilless
-
a word derived from
soil.
Example Sentences
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When the roots have formed about two weeks later, move each cutting into a 4-inch pot of soilless mix.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024
In a study published in the journal PNAS, researchers from Linköping University have developed an electrically conductive "soil" for soilless cultivation, known as hydroponics.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 27, 2023
The debate pitted hydroponic and aquaponic farmers, who grow plants indoors using nutrient-fortified water, against vehement “dirt-firsters,” who claim that the USDA’s certification of soilless farms betrays the very definition of organic farming.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2017
This year, instead of bags, I used four-inch plastic pots filled with half soilless mix, half perlite.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 30, 2015
Passed over a very bleak, treeless, barren waste of mountain and moorland, most of it too rocky or soilless for even heather.
From A Walk from London to John O'Groat's by Elihu Burritt
