Aquaponics Definition
ăkwə-pŏnĭks, äkwə-
noun
Cultivation of plants and fish in an integrated system in which wastewater from fish tanks is used to provide the nutrients for hydroponically grown plants, and the nutrient-free water produced by the plants is circulated back to the fish tanks.
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Origin of Aquaponics
aqua(culture) (hydro)ponics
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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