as in conservatory
a glass-enclosed building for growing plants
needed to move the plants into the greenhouse before the first frost killed them
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Recent Examples of greenhouse
In greenhouse tests, plots of Palisade lawn grass were fertilized just once with either the glass beads or with a liquid fertilizer containing the same amounts of the same nutrients.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
The first phase would establish residential, commercial and transit components, supported by greenhouses and gardens.
—Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
The war has damaged the land and greenhouses where produce is grown and the irrigation infrastructure needed to feed the crops.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
That same year a separate team of researchers showed that greenhouse workers in two Mexican states who mixed and applied pesticides had higher levels of pesticide biomarkers in their urine than did workers who had less contact with the chemicals.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
The first phase would establish residential, commercial and transit components, supported by greenhouses and gardens.
—Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
The war has damaged the land and greenhouses where produce is grown and the irrigation infrastructure needed to feed the crops.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
That same year a separate team of researchers showed that greenhouse workers in two Mexican states who mixed and applied pesticides had higher levels of pesticide biomarkers in their urine than did workers who had less contact with the chemicals.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for greenhouse
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“Greenhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenhouse. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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