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English
Etymology
From soil + -less.
Adjective
soilless (not comparable)
- Lacking home soil; dispossessed
1910, Emma Goldman, “Anarchism: What It Really Stands For”, in Anarchism and Other Essays, published 2005, →ISBN, page 37:If they live in squalor, in filth, in crime, with hope and joy gone, a homeless, soilless army of human prey.
- Not using or containing soil
2007 October 4, Leslie Land, “Garden Q.&A.”, in New York Times:One popular recipe for a homemade version is two parts soilless mix like Pro-Mix and one part each vermiculite and perlite.
Translations
not using or containing soil