aquaponics
noun
aqua·pon·ics
ˌa-kwə-ˈpä-niks 
ˌä-
plural in form but singular in construction
: a system of growing plants in the water that has been used to cultivate aquatic organisms
Examples of aquaponics in a Sentence
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Rainwater might also be fed into an aquaponics growing system.
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Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 22 June 2023
Veal said that the city could redevelop a brownfield site, which is property no longer in use often because of contamination, as an aquaponics facility.
—Anne Snabes, The Indianapolis Star, 7 July 2020
While the majority of products come from a supplier out of Houston, a variety of local vendors, including many at the downtown farmer’s market, give Jubilee deals, and Urban REAP, a part of Mission Waco, has an aquaponics system that provides fresh produce for the store.
—Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
The aquaponics lab is being entirely funded by grants from STEM giants Northrop Grumman and Dominion Energy, as well as the Micron Opportunity Fund at the Community Foundation.
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2023
Kojo Anku, the aquaponics farmer in Accra, says his yields of organic vegetables and herbs are up to eight times those of traditional farms, and the plants grow faster.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 June 2013
Goldfish bask in the aquaponics greenhouse.
—courant.com, 14 May 2021
The urban farm would use a recirculating system known as aquaponics.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2023
Mike went on to Cal Poly Pomona to study agriculture and became interested in aquaponics.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2022
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Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 22 June 2023
Veal said that the city could redevelop a brownfield site, which is property no longer in use often because of contamination, as an aquaponics facility.
—Anne Snabes, The Indianapolis Star, 7 July 2020
While the majority of products come from a supplier out of Houston, a variety of local vendors, including many at the downtown farmer’s market, give Jubilee deals, and Urban REAP, a part of Mission Waco, has an aquaponics system that provides fresh produce for the store.
—Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
The aquaponics lab is being entirely funded by grants from STEM giants Northrop Grumman and Dominion Energy, as well as the Micron Opportunity Fund at the Community Foundation.
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2023
Kojo Anku, the aquaponics farmer in Accra, says his yields of organic vegetables and herbs are up to eight times those of traditional farms, and the plants grow faster.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 June 2013
Goldfish bask in the aquaponics greenhouse.
—courant.com, 14 May 2021
The urban farm would use a recirculating system known as aquaponics.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2023
Mike went on to Cal Poly Pomona to study agriculture and became interested in aquaponics.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
Latin aqua + -ponics (in hydroponics)
First Known Use
1981, in the meaning defined above
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“Aquaponics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aquaponics. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023.
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