Definition of greenhousenext
as in conservatory
a glass-enclosed building for growing plants needed to move the plants into the greenhouse before the first frost killed them

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Recent Examples of greenhouse Officials say the family completed the necessary building permit paperwork and paid a fee for the building permit for the greenhouse, but complaints from Koren continued. Terra Sullivan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 The Nirvana singer died in the greenhouse above his garage in his Seattle home. Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026 The city administration, which is setting up a greenhouse on its roof, requires developers seeking building permits to include green spaces and gardens in their designs. ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026 Plus, greenhouses are just cute. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for greenhouse
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conservatory
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  • However, then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and things changed when Andrews' ballet conservatory shut down.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The original geodesic-domed conservatory, which dates to 1979, is still popular (especially on chilly winter days), but the garden has also upped its outdoor game with a half-acre water garden, hillside waterfall, the Founders Garden, and Hiller Family Rain Garden.
    Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 9 Apr. 2026

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“Greenhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenhouse. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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