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 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 Two corpse flowers nicknamed Odora and Odorysseus have bloomed at the San Marino conservatory, drawing thousands for the rare occasion and quickly surpassing last year’s numbers. Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 The event honors the conservatory’s graduating class of 2026. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 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 See All Example Sentences for conservatory
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greenhouse
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  • Corporate and home licensed growers may grow in greenhouses, but Preston is hoping regulators would expand that to include outdoor growing at home.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Then there’s the Winter Garden, which looks like a greenhouse with a glass ceiling and loads of plants.
    Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Conservatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservatory. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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