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 The project is expected to require the demolition of a single-family home, barn and greenhouse, according to city records. George Avalos, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025 The company’s operations are a lot more resource-efficient, Kurtz says, using a seventh of the water that a typical greenhouse in the Middle East does, and a thirtieth of the water used in traditional agriculture (although that is typically in areas with much better water resources). Mike Scott, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 Robert Colangelo, founder of CEA Technology, Inc. who is designing the project, said the property already has a greenhouse, so the USDA grant will go toward establishing two gardens inside the greenhouse and equipment. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025 Here’s a great piece from this past week: Lately, Seamus Blackley’s office has been partly taken over by a makeshift greenhouse. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 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 16 Apr. 2025.

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