Meaning of AQUICULTURE
| Pronunciation: | | 'akwu`kulchur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients |
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| | Synonyms: | | hydroponics, tank farming |
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| | See Also: | | agriculture, farming, husbandry | |
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| | Definition: | | The cultivation of aquatic plants and animals for food or other purposes; this term often refers specifically to freshwater cultivation, as opposed to marine cultivation (mariculture). |
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| | Related Terms: | | algology, bathymetry, botany, bryology, dendrology, fungology, hydrography, hydroponics, marine biology, mycology, oceanography, paleobotany, phycology, physiological botany, phytobiology, phytochemistry, phytoecology, phytogeography, phytography, phytology, phytomorphology, phytonomy, phytopaleontology, phytopathology, phytotaxonomy, phytoteratology, phytotomy, phytotopography, plant anatomy, plant pathology, plant physiology, pomology, structural botany, systematic botany, thalassography |
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