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 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 Meanwhile, the Cascade Garden has been relocated to a new 3,800-square-foot glasshouse filled with tropical plantings. Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024 The project also preserved several glasshouses and renovated the Waterlily Court, the latter of which will open in the spring of 2025. Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024 The folks in Turin have done away with the glasshouse completely but devised a nifty way to protect your neck. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for glasshouse
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greenhouse
Noun
  • Kayne’s favorite detail in the property is, in fact, not the sauna, the greenhouse, or the sweeping views, but the custom Dorset Delft tiles by Aviva Halter that form the backsplash in the kitchen—olive, peach, and lemon branches on cream-colored tile.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2025
  • And there are new immersive experiences, like candle-making workshops and a 4,500-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse where guests can learn about organic growing, composting and the future of regenerative hospitality.
    Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

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