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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In agriculture, the material could be used in smart greenhouses to regulate sunlight and stabilize internal temperatures without consuming energy.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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In the others, researchers cranked up the heat in greenhouses, approximating the effects of global warming.—
Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Glasshouses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glasshouses. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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