Meanings
- 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.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- Englishhydro-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*kʷelō
- Latincolō
- Latincultūra
- Middle Frenchculture
- Englishculture
- Englishhydroculture
Translations
Irish hidreashaothrú
- hidreashaothrútype of hydroponics
Italian idrocoltura
- idrocolturatype of hydroponics
Cite this entry
hydroculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroculture
“hydroculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroculture. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydroculture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroculture.
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