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  • 1. glasshouse
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  • 1. glasshouse
  • Glasshouse in a sentence
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Etymology

1. glasshouse

noun. a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions.

Synonyms

  • edifice
  • indoor garden
  • orangery
  • nursery
  • building
  • conservatory
  • greenhouse

Etymology

  • glass (English)
  • house (English)
  • hous (Middle English (1100-1500))

Sentences with glasshouse


1. Noun, singular or mass
It wasn't until much later that the Vatican in Rome built the first glasshouse to accommodate new species of plants that were being introduced through trade with faraway lands of dissimilar climate.

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