geoponic

adjective

ge·​o·​pon·​ic

¦jēə¦pänik

variants or less commonly geoponical

-nə̇kəl

: of or relating to tillage : agricultural

Word History

Etymology

Greek geōponikos, from geōponein to till the soil (from geō- ge- + ponein to toil) + -ikos -ic, -ical

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