Definition of aeroponics
: the growing of plants by suspending their roots in the air and spraying them with nutrient solutions
- Hydroponics allows us to grow plants in a water-and-nutrient solution, while aeroponics grows them in a nutrient-laden mist.
- —Dickson D. Despommier, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2009
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aeroponic
play \¦er-ō-¦pä-nik\ adjective-
- Tomatoes take especially well to aeroponic growing.
- —Johnathan L. Wright, Reno Gazette-Journal, 20 Aug. 2008
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- aeroponic technology
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aeroponically
play \¦er-ō-¦pä-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb-
- Fog can actually carry dissolved nutrients for growing plants aeroponically, suspended in the air, with their clean roots dangling in the fog.
- —Marshall Ingwerson, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 1985
