Etymology

hydroponics

hy·dro·pon·ics
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Today it means: The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil. Full definition →

First used 1937
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The story

From hydro- (“water”) + -ponics, which is from geoponics.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1937 The cultivation of plants in a nutrient solution rather than in the soil.

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