Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Destitute of soil or mold.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Destitute of soil or mold.
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- adjective Lacking home soil;
dispossessed - adjective Not containing
soil
Etymologies
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Examples
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Carbon dioxide can be replaced by oxygen through 'soilless' gardening '- hydroponics.
The Rolling Stones Heinlein, Robert A. 1952
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Lately I have been adding the preplanted tulips and hyacinths from Walmart as soon as they appear in the store, just barely peeking out of the soilless mix.
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Labeled as orange tulips potted for sale over a month ago with the tips just peeking out of the soilless mix, there is no damage from the cold snap apparent.
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It is so darn fun to see something rise up out of the soilless mix, like magic.
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Among the concepts were the Miller|Hull Partnership's plan to turn a strip mall into a soilless farm, Forrest Fulton's concept of converting big-box stores into greenhouses and restaurants, and Alexandros Tsolakis and Irene Shamma's idea for "airbia," a way to link suburbs and city centers.
Buzzword: Reburbia 2009
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Among the concepts were the Miller | Hull Partnership's plan to turn a strip mall into a soilless farm, Forrest Fulton's concept of converting big-box stores into greenhouses and restaurants, and Alexandros Tsolakis and Irene Shamma's idea for "airbia," a way to link suburbs and city centers.
Buzzword: Reburbia 2009
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The concept of aquaculture involves delivering nutrients to plants in a soilless medium with water.
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These are ground orchids not epiphytes like the catts, but still want a moist by not soggy soilless mix.
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The concept of aquaculture involves delivering nutrients to plants in a soilless medium with water.
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The manufacturer apparently assumed that magnesium would have already been added to any soilless mix and that the fertilizer could "maintain" the mix without containing magnesium.
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