drip culture
- noun
- /drɪp ˈkʌltʃər/
- Specialized
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cultivo por goteo
- The greenhouse relies on a drip culture system to ensure plants receive a constant supply of nutrients.
Examples
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Many growers prefer drip culture because it reduces water waste and maintains optimal root moisture.
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Switching to drip culture improved the yields and health of their tomato plants.
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Many farmers are adopting drip culture for their crops.
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Have you heard about drip culture techniques?
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Many growers prefer drip culture because it reduces water waste and maintains optimal root moisture.
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Switching to drip culture improved the yields and health of their tomato plants.
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The greenhouse relies on a drip culture system to ensure plants receive a constant supply of nutrients.
Synonyms
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Growing plants in water with added plant food instead of soil
A way of growing plants in water with plant food
Growing plants in water without using soil
Surface Forms
Morphology
The dominant meaning of "drip" here is slang for conspicuous style/wealth, a metaphorical extension far removed from the literal sense ‘let liquid fall,’ so a B1 learner who only knows the literal constituents would not predict the fashion-subculture sense. Understanding "drip culture" requires sociocultural and slang knowledge rather than straightforward composition, making the expression non-compositional for typical learners.
Etymology
Drip culture comes from the image of tiny drops of nutrient solution slowly falling onto plant roots. The word drip shows the slow drops and culture means growing plants, so it now refers to a way of growing plants by letting nutrients drip to them.