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

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An aquaponics system uses koi fish to fertilize the plant beds in one of Coldwater’s greenhouses, and there’s a chicken coop and bunnies galore. —

Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2023 Rainwater might also be fed into an aquaponics growing system. —

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 See all Example Sentences for aquaponics