Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A technique for growing plants without soil or hydroponic media. The plants are held above a system that constantly mists the roots with nutrient-laden water.
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- noun The growing of
plants without eithersoil orhydroponics but in a mist-laden atmosphere.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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They're growing with a method called aeroponics, which utilizes moist air to reduce water usage.
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Some of the techniques are based in aeroponics, which is a technology that grows plants using air or mist and not soil, and hydroponics, which grows plants in nutrient and mineral-rich solutions in water, also without using soil.
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hernesheir commented on the word aeroponics
Science of growing plants in the absence of soil while suspended in the air; Essential nutrients and water are periodically sprayed on the roots to provide moisture and sustenance.
May 1, 2010