This week's theme: words made using combining forms. geoponic (jee-uh-PON-ik) adjective
Of or relating to agriculture. [From Greek geoponikos, from geo- (earth) + ponein (to toil).] Sometimes the term geoponics is used to refer to growing of plants in earth, as contrasted with hydroponics (growing in water) or aeroponics (in air). -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Our cherished leaf-mould ... had been delivered to us, ready wrapped, in huge portable quantities. Delivered unto us, you might be tempted to say, for what was this but geoponic manna?" Alan Coren; Alan Coren Column; The Times (London, UK); Oct 18, 1995. Sponsors' messages: Teachers - Make Your Next Step Count! Advance your career to the next level and earn your MAEd from top-ranked Dominican University. http://DominicanU.com/WS See a map of your word in the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?ad=aw&code=h7q ............................................................................ Who knows what Columbus would have discovered if America hadn't got in the way. -Stanislaw J. Lec, poet and aphorist (1909-1966) Looking for word/quotation archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe, change address, etc: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/geoponic.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/geoponic.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/geoponic.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
