botanical gardens

noun

variants also botanic gardens
plural of botanical garden
as in greenhouses

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  1. greenhouses
  2. conservatories
Noun
  • 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
  • Inside the greenhouses, staff are growing a variety of tree species, including ponderosa pine.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of greenhouses
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  • Two parallel histories have shaped electronic music; one runs through clubs and the other through conservatories.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of conservatories
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