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 internet is one giant glasshouse and everyone is throwing stones, waiting for a crowd to latch on to a target and follow suit. Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 23 July 2025 Rainwater is used to hydrate the plants after it's been collected from the rooftop of the glasshouse, which measures 760 m in length (about 2,500 ft) and is capable of producing 1,250 tonnes of strawberries each year. New Atlas, 6 July 2025 Agriculture technology with 3d rendering robot assistant in indoor farm or glasshouse. Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 Image Sunflowers naturally bloom later in June and throughout the summer, as days get longer and temperatures increase, said Brian Sullivan, the garden’s vice president of glasshouses and landscape. Jane L. Levere, New York Times, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for glasshouse
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greenhouse
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  • The property also features a full equestrian center with an indoor arena, multiple swimming pools, a tennis court, and an organic farm with a greenhouse.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
  • CanAdelaar is the largest legal cannabis producer in the Netherlands and operates a greenhouse complex the size of seven soccer pitches, NOS reported.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025

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