as in greenhouse
a glass-enclosed building for growing plants
a glasshouse for growing tropical plants
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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.
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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
There’s a digital painting of an eerie glasshouse overgrown with red roses by Zhang Xiaotong; Too Rich City, a digital video depicting a surreal Chinese cityscape; and a humorous digital comic by Tang Xinrui where a human are the ones ogled by fish at an aquarium.
—Ann Binlot, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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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
There’s a digital painting of an eerie glasshouse overgrown with red roses by Zhang Xiaotong; Too Rich City, a digital video depicting a surreal Chinese cityscape; and a humorous digital comic by Tang Xinrui where a human are the ones ogled by fish at an aquarium.
—Ann Binlot, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glasshouse
greenhouse
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Sustainability, nature a focus in building design The atrium and abundance of plants give the building quasi-greenhouse vibes.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Check out the domed greenhouses at Gardens by the Bay, as seen in the 2018 romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians, and the dazzling array of outdoor sculptures that includes Marc Quinn’s levitating baby, Planet.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
3 Sep. 2025
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