botanical gardens

noun

variants also botanic gardens
plural of botanical garden
as in greenhouses

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  1. greenhouses
  2. conservatories
Noun
  • Houseplants often collect dust while sitting in greenhouses or on store shelves.
    — Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026
  • The 135-acre property includes land for horses or livestock and has fruit trees and greenhouses, according to the listing.
    — Lizzie Kane July 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of greenhouses
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  • The Badajoz court found that the position awarded to Sánchez, overseeing the province’s music conservatories, was created without any genuine administrative need and responded instead to ‌his personal interests.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 14 July 2026
  • Thanks to this mild microclimate, Lake Garda became the most northerly place in Europe to commercially produce lemons in the 18th century, with conservatories still in use on the western shore in towns like Limone sul Garda.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of conservatories
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