Definition of conservatorynext
as in greenhouse
a glass-enclosed building for growing plants the college's conservatory is entirely devoted to cultivating and displaying orchids

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Recent Examples of conservatory There’s the liberal-arts college, and then there’s the renowned music conservatory. — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 Breakfast is at Fritz & Felix, lunch is squeezed into the Wintergarten conservatory, and dinner is either ordered to my room or eaten dressed up in the restaurants. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026 The three-story five-bedroom has high ceilings, white oak herringbone floors, pocket doors, large windows, a chef’s kitchen, and a conservatory with views of Fishkill Creek and Mount Beacon. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026 The move has raised hackles, however, as the annex, a former conservatory, has since 2019 been the home of La Générale, one of Paris’s first artist-run spaces. — News Desk, Artforum, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conservatory
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greenhouse
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  • Elsewhere in Ukraine, emergency services reported that drone strikes injured 12 people in the eastern Kharkiv region and damaged a refrigeration facility, greenhouses and residential buildings.
    — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • There’s also a tennis court, a Victorian-style greenhouse, and an indoor swimming pool that’s currently out of use.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2026

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“Conservatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservatory. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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