glasshouse

chiefly British
as in greenhouse
a glass-enclosed building for growing plants a glasshouse for growing tropical plants

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Recent Examples of glasshouse The project also preserved several glasshouses and renovated the Waterlily Court, the latter of which will open in the spring of 2025. Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024 The folks in Turin have done away with the glasshouse completely but devised a nifty way to protect your neck. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2023 According to Marc Hachadourian, NYBG’s director of glasshouse horticulture and senior curator of orchids, orchids were gifted to socialites and movie stars of the 1920s by horticulturists to increase their popularity. Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 16 Feb. 2023 This year’s display was a collaboration between Andy Pratt, director of gardens and glasshouse, and Ryan Sandy, manager of exhibitions. Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023 See all Example Sentences for glasshouse 

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“Glasshouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glasshouse. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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