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
For a start, everything felt much more enclosed, thanks primarily to the fibre-glass panels installed as the inner section of the roof at the same time as both ends were covered in 1963, giving a greenhouse-like feel.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Head to your local greenhouse to see what seasonal options are available.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Browse through the hundreds of orchid varieties in their greenhouse or schedule a consultation for a custom arrangement with designer Irene Cherchuck.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
This dome house has a multifunctional design that can be used as a guest room, outdoor entertainment space, or even a greenhouse.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Head to your local greenhouse to see what seasonal options are available.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Browse through the hundreds of orchid varieties in their greenhouse or schedule a consultation for a custom arrangement with designer Irene Cherchuck.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
This dome house has a multifunctional design that can be used as a guest room, outdoor entertainment space, or even a greenhouse.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for greenhouse
conservatory
Noun
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Butterfly Wonderland in Scottsdale is the largest butterfly conservatory in the country.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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These weren’t people who studied in a conservatory.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Greenhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greenhouse. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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