as in greenhouses
a glass-enclosed building for growing plants
a glasshouse for growing tropical plants
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Recent Examples of glasshouses
Framed in iron, this glass structure is said to be one of the world’s most elegant glasshouses.
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Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Start at the outdoor garden to snap photos in front of bright yellow and orange mums, ornamental green cabbages, and a towering pumpkin tree, then go inside to see the historic glasshouses.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025
Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Start at the outdoor garden to snap photos in front of bright yellow and orange mums, ornamental green cabbages, and a towering pumpkin tree, then go inside to see the historic glasshouses.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glasshouses
greenhouses
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Barns and fenced pastures, along with several greenhouses, hoop houses, and other agrarian outbuildings, make up the property’s farming facilities.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
24 Sep. 2025
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Following a thorough review of the farming operations, the Navajo Nation EPA estimated that the operations had expanded to over 1,000 greenhouses spread across more than 400 acres.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Glasshouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glasshouses. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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