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Definition of: hydroponics
(hī′drə·pon′iks) noun plural (construed as singular)
Soilless agriculture; the raising of plants in nutrient mineral solutions without earth around the roots: also called water culture, tank farming. [<HYDRO- + Gk. ponos labor]
—hy′dro·pon′ic adjective
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