hydroculture

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noun

A type of hydroponics in which plants are grown in a medium that allows the distribution of water and nutrients through capillary action.

Similar
semi-hydroponics
Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounhydroculture (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA type of hydroponics in which plants are grown in a medium that allows the distribution of water and nutrients through capillary action.

    Synonyms: semi-hydroponics

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of hydroponics in which plants are grown in a medium that allows the distribution of water and nutrients through capillary action.

Similar
semi-hydroponics

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  9. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  10. Latincolō
  11. Latincultūra
  12. Middle Frenchculture
  13. Englishculture
  14. Englishhydroculture

From hydro- + culture.

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Translations

Irish hidreashaothrú
  • hidreashaothrútype of hydroponics
Italian idrocoltura
  • idrocolturatype of hydroponics
Cite this entry
APA

hydroculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroculture

MLA

“hydroculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroculture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydroculture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroculture.

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