Noun: aquiculture 'ak-wu,kúl-chu(r)
- Rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food
"Sustainable aquiculture practices help meet the growing demand for seafood";
- aquaculture
- [rare] A technique of growing plants in water containing dissolved nutrients, without soil
"They used aquiculture to grow lettuce year-round";
- hydroponics, tank farming
Derived forms: aquicultures
Type of: agriculture, cultivation, farming, husbandry
Encyclopedia: Aquiculture